The Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan program is now taking applications for the 2010-2011 year.
This is a great opportunity to stretch your brain and your journalism skills.
And, while in Ann Arbor you can go to one of the best folk/jazz/blues houses in America: The Ark. Or to the spectacular Ann Arbor Folk Festival. And listen to one of the best jazz and blues radio stations in the country: WEMU in neighboring Ypsilanti.
(Okay, so I am from the area. Take the rave reviews for what they are worth.)
Outside of the great cultural time you could have at the University of Michigan, there are the benefits of the fellowship. From the Knight Wallace page:
A Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship is, simply put, the rarest of opportunities: an academic year of study, reflection and growth at one of the world’s finest universities, nestled in one of the nation’s most livable cities. It is a time of expanding perspectives, nurturing intellectual growth and inspiring personal transformation.
Get more information at the Knight-Wallace Fellowship home page.