Our Mission
To promote and sustain the best traditions of American journalism, the Alicia Patterson Foundation supports journalists engaged in rigorous, probing, in-depth reporting. Through its fellowships, the foundation works to foster a community of independent journalists committed to informing the public truthfully on significant issues around the world.
About the Alicia Patterson Foundation
The Alicia Patterson Foundation Program was established in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, who was editor and publisher of Newsday for nearly 23 years before her death in 1963. One-year and six month grants are awarded to working journalists to pursue independent projects of significant interest and to write articles based on their investigations and to write articles based on their investigations which are published by the Foundation on its website and by other media outlets.
Winners are chosen by an annual competition. The competition opens in June and all entries must be submitted by October 1. Applications are accepted from U.S. citizens who are print journalists with at least five years of professional experience.
Each year a panel of judges convenes in the Fall to interview and choose APF fellows. The fellowships provide $40,000 for the full-year stipend and $20,000 for the six-month fellowship.
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Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202/393-5995
Fax: 301/951-8512
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