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The first step in the process to become a fellow for the 2012-13 term involves [http://mozillaopennews.org/fellowships/apply.html filling out an application]. The deadline is August 11. The [http://mozillaopennews.org/fellowships fellowship page on MozillaOpenNews.org] includes additional details about the fellowship, benefits, and information about the first cohort of fellows.
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I don't speak English very well or live in the U.S. Can I still participate?
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While there are aspects of our program that may be challenging to participate in without a working knowledge of English, we are an inclusive community and welcome participants from around the world.
We strive for OpenNews to be an international program. In fact, four of our five partners in 2012 are hosting fellows outside of the US and we have helped with hack days on four continents.
==='''What happens after the fellowship deadline closes?'''===
After August 11th, all applications will be reviewed by a small reviewing panel. By September 1, a final batch of 20-30 semifinalists will be selected and interviews conducted both in-person and virtually, depending on location and availability. Finalist will be notified by Oct 1 and a public annoucement of our 2013 fellows will be made at the [https://mozillafestival.org/2013 Mozilla Festival] in London November 9.
==='''What is the timeline for the fellowship?'''===
2013 Fellowships begin in calendar year 2013 and last for 10 months. Each fellows' start date will be individualized for the needs of that fellow and the news organization, but generally fellowships will begin in Jan/Feb 2013.
==='''Where will the fellows be based? How are the fellows matched with news organizations?'''===
Fellows are based, unless special circumstances dictate, in the town of their host news organization. We make every attempt to match skills of fellows with needs of news organizations when matching fellow to organization.
==='''Are you still accepting applications for host newsrooms?''' ===
No, we are not accepting host newsroom applications at this time.
==='''What kinds of organizations are eligible to host Knight-Mozilla fellows?
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==='''Are you concentrating on large news organizations or small ones?
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Our fellowships are generally (though not exclusively) with larger news organizations. This is because we want our fellows' year to be spent innovating and experimenting and that means that they need to be placed at organizations that have the capacity for and investment in innovation to set them up for success. That said, we are also working with many different sized news organizations on our Hack Day initiatives, feature the work of smaller news organizations in our forthcoming Source project, and have many other ways that smaller news orgs can get involved in OpenNews--drop us a line.
==='''What is the Knight Foundation?
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