The Melvin M.S. Goo Writing Fellowship awards financial support to individual journalists, authors, or writers from the United States or China for projects that enhance understanding between the two countries.
Eligibility
Applicants must be a national or permanent resident of either the United States or the People's Republic of China.
Selection Criteria
Proposed projects are evaluated by a Selection Committee organized by the East-West Center based on several criteria, including:
- How the proposed project will promote better understanding between the people of the United States and China.
- A principal focus on underreported feature topics (such as cultural issues, lifestyles, education, youth, the arts, etc.).
- Any presence of elements in conflict with the Fellowship’s mission, including divisive or inflammatory rhetoric.
- Whether the project’s intended audience is sufficiently broad and/or influential to contribute to the Fellowship's mission.
- Confidence that the project’s sources are sufficiently diverse, reliable, and well-informed.
- Creativity and impact.
Funding
This East-West Center fellowship is supported by a generous endowment from the Melvin M.S. Goo Memorial Fund.
Melvin M.S. Goo was a veteran journalist who led a 34-year career in the United States and Asia prior to his passing in 2016. Born in Macau and graduating high school in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Mr. Goo worked for 18 years as a reporter, editor, and editorial writer at The Honolulu Advertiser. In 1977 he was awarded the prestigious Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. Mr. Goo continued his career in Asia, rising to Chief News Editor at The Nikkei Weekly and later Editor-in-Chief at Taiwan News.
2024 Melvin M.S. Goo Fellowship
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The Melvin M.S. Goo Writing Fellowship awards financial support to individual journalists, authors, or writers from the United States or China for projects that enhance understanding between the two countries.
Eligibility
Applicants must be a national or permanent resident of either the United States or the People's Republic of China.
Selection Criteria
Proposed projects are evaluated by a Selection Committee organized by the East-West Center based on several criteria, including:
- How the proposed project will promote better understanding between the people of the United States and China.
- A principal focus on underreported feature topics (such as cultural issues, lifestyles, education, youth, the arts, etc.).
- Any presence of elements in conflict with the Fellowship’s mission, including divisive or inflammatory rhetoric.
- Whether the project’s intended audience is sufficiently broad and/or influential to contribute to the Fellowship's mission.
- Confidence that the project’s sources are sufficiently diverse, reliable, and well-informed.
- Creativity and impact.
Funding
This East-West Center fellowship is supported by a generous endowment from the Melvin M.S. Goo Memorial Fund.
Melvin M.S. Goo was a veteran journalist who led a 34-year career in the United States and Asia prior to his passing in 2016. Born in Macau and graduating high school in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Mr. Goo worked for 18 years as a reporter, editor, and editorial writer at The Honolulu Advertiser. In 1977 he was awarded the prestigious Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. Mr. Goo continued his career in Asia, rising to Chief News Editor at The Nikkei Weekly and later Editor-in-Chief at Taiwan News.