By rdnewsNOW staff

former governor general from lacombe

Submissions open for 2024 Michener journalism fellowships

Jan 18, 2024 | 9:59 AM

Submissions are now open for the 2024 Michener Fellowships.

The fellowships are offered by The Michener Awards Foundation in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation. One is in support of investigative reporting, and the other is dedicated to the enrichment of journalism education. Each is worth $40,000, plus $5,000 for expenses.

The Michener Awards Foundation is so named after Canada’s 20th Governor General (1967-1974), the late Right Honourable Roland Michener (1900-1991), who was born in what is now Lacombe, Alberta.

Michener himself founded the original Michener journalism awards, with the first given out in 1971. Fellowships began to be offered in 1987.

The Michener name is well-known in Red Deer, used for one of the city’s neighbourhoods, as well as a pool and recreation centre. Roland Michener House, his former home, is a well-known historic site in his hometown of Lacombe, and his name can be found in many other places across Canada.

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Fellowship descriptions

The Michener – Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting encourages excellence in journalism that serves the public interest through improvements in public policy, ethical standards, corporate governance or the lives of Canadians. This Fellowship is supported through TD Bank Group, and is available to journalists with at least five years’ experience to complete a reporting project with a recognized Canadian news organization.

The Michener – L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education is dedicated to the advancement and enrichment of the education of Canadian journalists and journalism students, and is supported by BMO Financial Group. This fellowship is open to teams of up to four people (or organizations including journalism schools and media organizations) including at least one journalism educator from a post-secondary institution and one experienced journalist on the team.

Fellowship winners will be announced in spring 2024, in advance of the Michener Awards ceremony, scheduled for June 2024.

Submissions for the two fellowships will close at 11:59 p.m. EST, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Application forms are available on the Michener Awards website: www.MichenerAwards.ca.

Meet past fellowship recipients and learn more about their projects here.