The International Center for Journalists offers fellowships for two journalists from Latin America to enhance and polish their skills in the United States in the fall of 2011. The program includes customized training in a specialty of the fellows' selection, meetings with journalists in that field and an internship of two weeks or more in one or more U.S. news organizations.

Applicants should be early- to mid-career journalists working at independent news organizations, including print, radio, television or online media in Latin America who have an interest in new, digital media. They should be committed to excellent in journalism, journalism in a democratic society, and dedicated to developing strong professional skills. They should outline what specialized topical area of reporting they want to strengthen -- such as business, environmental, health and science -- and what technical skills they want to improve -- such as incorporating video or customizing content for smart phones. Applicants should also propose a reporting project they wish to cover during the fellowship. The story should be published when they return to their news organizations.

Applicants must demonstrate enough proficiency in the English language to function and work in an English language environment even though they will prepare stories in Spanish.

The next Tweedale fellowship will take place in October and November of 2011. The application period has passed.