The Frontline Fellowship for Chinese Non-Fiction Writing is designed to benefit non-fiction writers and journalists working in the Chinese language. The fellowship provides up to $7,000 in funding to help them complete a project of their choice. Throughout the fellowship, recipients will also benefit from mentorship, guidance, workshop, and editorial support. Fellows' work is expected to culminate in a notable story to be published on Matters' website and editorial partners' platforms.
 
The fellowship operates on a rolling calendar, and there is usually one selection cycle every four months. Applicants must be working on a long-form project in order to apply (e.g., an article, or a book), and the project must be wholly nonfiction and rely on in-depth interviews and original research for sourcing.
 
Fellows are selected for the program based on the quality, relevance, professional experience, and promise of the applicant’s work. We welcome applications from academics and non-professional journalists insofar as the intended audience of the project is the general public. We encourage applicants from minority backgrounds to apply, especially those who are willing to empower readers with a sense of true, contextual understanding of stories shaping their lives.