Application  

Applications for the 2010 Institute are not yet available. Email neainst@usc.edu to be added to our mailing list for future updates about the program.

Deadline

TBA

Requirements for Eligibility

• Journalists from the top seven media markets WILL be considered in 2009, but only under certain circumstances. Email neainst@usc.edu, if you are from a major media outlet and need clarification before applying.
• Participants will be expected to have at least two years of professional journalism experience.
• The seminars are NOT intended for entry-level journalists, students or journalism educators.
• Candidates must be arts writers, critics, editors or producers for online, print, radio or television.
• Advanced degrees or specialized training in the arts are NOT required.
• Freelancers with a significant body of work are eligible, if their application is accompanied by a letter of recommendation from an editor/manager at an organization that regularly publishes or broadcasts their work or by an experienced journalist who can speak to their work in convincing detail. 
• Applicants must show that theater is an area of strong professional interest, that they have made theater coverage part of their regular beat, or that they have supervised journalistic coverage of this field for the past two years.
• Former NEA Institute Fellows who participated in either the NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera at Columbia University or the NEA Arts Journalism Institute for Dance Criticism at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina MAY apply.
• Strong preference is given to journalists who do NOT live or work in Los Angeles, New York City or Chicago. 
• Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
• It is the intent of the NEA Arts Journalism Institute to achieve the widest possible geographic distribution of participants throughout the United States.

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