John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists

Benefits for You and Your Family

The Knight Fellowships is a transforming experience for the journalist who is awarded a fellowship — and also for their families. All features of the program — academic and social — are open to spouses and partners of Knight Fellows. Spouses and partners are eligible to attend most Stanford classes and are invited to all Knight Fellowship seminars and events. Children are welcome at a number of social events during the year.

Financial Benefits

Knight Fellows receive a stipend of $60,000, paid in 10 monthly installments during the academic year from September through June. The program also pays Stanford tuition for each fellow.

To help offset the high cost of living in the Palo Alto area, the Knight Fellowships also provides supplements for housing, child care, health insurance, moving expenses and helps pay for research/equipment and books.

Housing Supplement

  • $3,000 annually for single Fellows, married Fellows and those with domestic partners.
  • $10,000 annually for Fellows with one child.
  • $13,000 annually for Fellows with two or more children.

Child Care Supplement

  • $12,000 annually for first child under 5 years old and $9,000 for each additional child under 5 years old. This is designated to offset the high cost of childcare for preschool children.
  • $6,000 annually for each child ages 5 to 17.

Health Insurance

  • The Knight Fellowships pays a health insurance supplement for Fellows and their families, ranging from $3,400 for single Fellows to $7,650 for a couple with two or more children.

Moving Allowance

  • $2,000 to $4,000, depending on family size, for Fellows coming from within the United States.
  • $3,000 to $6,000, depending on family size, for Fellows coming from outside the United States.

Research/Equipment

  • Up to $3,000 annually will be given towards the purchase of laptop computers, digital cameras, recorders, fees for Continuing Studies or other courses related to the fellowship, computer software, research fees or payments, and travel expenses related to the Fellow's research or study.

Book Allowance

  • $1,000 per Fellow annually, paid in a lump sum in September.