The Knight International Journalism Fellowships program welcomes proposals for projects designed to produce long-term, tangible changes in journalists and journalism. Examples:

• The project creates an association of investigative journalists and a Web site with tools and databases to help them generate more and better news in the public interest.
• The project helps rural community radio stations share stories on key issues such as health, environment and small businesses via an online platform. The project helps journalists build capacity and expand coverage.
• The project develops audience research and marketing techniques to help independent media organizations tailor content to citizens’ interests, sell more advertising and increase financial sustainability.

Project proposals should answer the following questions:

1. What are the project’s short-term goals? What do you expect to change while the project is underway on the level of individual journalists, media organizations and society?
2. What are the project’s long-term goals? How will the project generate change in the public interest in the media and society?
3. Does the project take advantage of a new opportunity such as an election or a change in law? How will the country’s legal, political and economic environment encourage or impede better journalism that can improve the way people live?
4. How will the project take advantage of new technologies or new models designed to help journalists and citizens share information?
5. Will the Knight Fellow play a leadership role in the project?
6. What skills will the Knight Fellow need to lead the project? What languages must he or she speak?
7. What other resources are needed to make the project happen? Who will provide those resources? What will you or your organization provide?
8. How will success be measured?
9. What will the Fellow leave behind that is sustainable beyond the Fellowship project?