Fellowships & Annual Programs
This lists annual opportunities with varying deadlines. We update it as new deadlines are available. Please also see our internships and jobs pages for recent postings.
Albritton Journalism Institute
Washington, D.C.
Length: 18 months
Eligibility: Early career journalists interested in policy and politics
Deadline: March 4, 2024
Al Día News (Félix Varela Fellowship)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Start Date: July 10, 2023
Eligibility: United States resident with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, media, communications, or a related field. There is a strong preference for bilingual candidates in Spanish.
Deadline: April 3, 2023
The Alicia Patterson Foundation
Washington, D.C.
Length: 1 year or 6 months
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2022
American Society of Magazine Editors
New York, Washington, D.C.
Length: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Rising juniors and seniors. Usually have extensive experience working on local magazines, newspapers, and college publications.
Deadline: Jan. 5, 2024
APSA Congressional Fellowships for Journalists
Washington, D.C.
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: Print and broadcast journalists with a bachelor’s degree and two to ten years of professional experience in writing, reporting, editing, producing, or directing. Preference is given to individuals with a background in political reporting.
Deadline: NA
Asian American Writers’ Workshop
New York
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: Looking for writers to write engaging narratives about issues including gentrification, labor, and community policing.
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2023
Various locations, including New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago
Length: 12 weeks
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, graduate students, and recent college graduates.
Deadline: Check back in December 2022 for internships during 2023.
Association for Women in Sports Media Internships
Various locations
Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate (sophomores and above) or graduate students.
Deadline: Oct. 16, 2022
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Summer Internship
Atlanta, GA
Length: 10 weeks
Eligibility: Rising juniors, seniors, or graduate students
Deadline: Oct. 15 for spring 2023
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2022 for summer 2023
Deadline: June 1, 2023 for fall 2023
Bartley Fellowships at Dow Jones
New York
Length: 10-weeks
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors or recent graduates
Deadline: Nov. 28, 2022
Summer 2023 – Arts Criticism Internship
Summer 2023 – Books Criticism Internship
Summer 2023 – Opinion Internship
Summer 2022 – Social Media Internship
New York
Length: 12 weeks
Eligibility: Requirements vary depending on internship
Deadline: Oct. 24, 2022
Boston, MA
Length: 12 weeks
Eligibility: Seniors, grad students with no professional experience.
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2022
The Boston Globe (Co-op Program)
Boston, MA
Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate students with a minimum of one semester of school remaining at the time of the co-op assignment. Ability to work full-time 37.5 hours per week. Minimum GPA 3.0.
Deadline: Application due on March 1 for July to December
Deadline: Application due on Oct. 15 for January through June
BuzzFeed Fellowships
New York, Los Angeles or remote
Length: 9 months (full-time)
Deadline: N/A
BuzzFeed – Breaking News Fellow
BuzzFeed – Entertainment News Fellow
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: Have at least three years of professional experience in journalism
Deadline: April 7, 2024
Chalkbeat Reporting Internship
New York, NY
Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate students
Deadline: Aug. 26, 2022
Chicago, IL
Length: 6 months
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors and graduate students with previous internships. Candidates must have completed at least one internship at a daily news organization other than their college paper.
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2022 (rolling after)
Various locations
Status: On hiatus
Length: Spring and summer (10-12 weeks)
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors and graduate students.
Deadline: N/A
Boston, MA
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Spring (January through the third week of May): Oct. 15, 2022
Deadline: Summer (May 30 to Aug. 11): Jan. 15, 2023
Deadline: Fall (September through December): May 15, 2023
Dallas, TX, Washington, DC
Length: Summer (10-12 weeks)
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in college or have graduated 6 months prior to the internship start date.
Deadline: Oct. 29, 2022
The Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative
Various locations depending on the project
Status: DPIJI is not accepting applicants at this time.
Eligibility: Must be between the ages of 22 and 38.
Deadline Club Scholarship Program
New York, NY
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in journalism or journalism-oriented communications programs in the New York City metropolitan area.
Deadline: March 16, 2022
Democracy Now! Digital Fellowship
New York, NY
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: Underrepresented early-career journalists and digital media professionals.
Deadline: Nov. 10 for Video News Production Fellowship
Deadline: TBA for other positions
New York, NY
Length: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Junior, seniors and graduate students. Interns will work as news or features reporters and photojournalists.
Deadline: Oct. 31, 2022
Documented – Isaac Rauch Fellowship
New York, NY
Length: Six Months
Eligibility: Journalist interested in uncovering stories that matter to immigrant New Yorkers
Deadline: May 19, 2023 (11:59 p.m. EST)
Various locations
Length: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students enrolled in school full-time as of Nov. 14. 2022. This includes December graduates.
Deadline: Nov. 14, 2022
New York
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: All applicants must have pre-existing U.S. work authorization.
Deadline: Aug. 28, 2022
Washington, D.C. (remote)
Length: 6 months
Eligibility: Reporters with a year or two of experience or outstanding recent graduates
Deadline: N/A
Length: 8 weeks
Eligibility: Students of color with a 3.0 GPA
Deadline: Jan. 4, 2023
Bristol, CT
Length: 10 weeks
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2022
Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE)
Fellows visit Auschwitz and other sites in Germany and Poland
Length: 2 weeks
Eligibility: Must have some journalistic experience — whether in a college newsroom or otherwise — and be enrolled in a graduate program of any kind and planning to work as a journalist, or be working as a journalist with less than 10 years of professional experience.
Deadline: Jan. 3, 2023
Fellowship Institute for Journalists: Decolonizing the Representation of Muslim Women in The Media
California
Dates: Fall 2022 to December 2023
Eligibility: Graduate students in schools of journalism and communication and early career professionals within five years of degree completion
Deadline: Aug. 30, 2022
Various locations
Length: Year-round
Eligibility: Students currently enrolled and preferably seeking a Bachelor’s degree in communication, Journalism, or an equivalent combination of experience and education. Students must have completed one year of college. Preference given to more advanced students. Students completed undergraduate work also are accepted.
Deadline: Rolling
Google News Initiative Fellowship
Various locations
Eligibility: Female students majoring in any form of journalism.
Deadline: Oct. 14, 2022
Seattle, WA
Length: February 2023 to February 2024
Eligibility: Recent graduates
Deadline: Dec. 19, 2022
Birmingham, Alabama
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: Journalists with a bachelor’s degree and some experience in writing and reporting, and an interest in audio, sports and culture
Compensation: $47,500
Application deadline: July 5, 2023
Hawaii Society of Professional Journalists
Various locations in Hawaii
Length: Summer (8-10 weeks)
Eligibility: Hawaii residents enrolled in college (sophomore or higher), or students enrolled in a Hawaiian college or university.
Deadline: Updated information will be posted in Dec. 2022
Houston, TX
Length: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Juniors and seniors
Deadline: Nov. 23, 2022
Various locations
Dates: June 2023 – August 2023
Eligibility: Sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students
Deadline: Priority – Oct. 15, 2022
Deadline: Final – Dec. 1, 2022
New York, NY
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: Open to entry-level or mid-career journalists
Deadline: March 12, 2022
Fully remote, but options to work in New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, the U.K., Singapore
Length: 6 months (starting in January and June or July of each year)
Eligibility: Recent college graduates, but there is no education requirement or age cutoff.
Deadline: Open until positions are filled
Lee Ester News Fellowship at Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI
Length: 9 months
Eligibility: Recent graduates or early career journalists
Deadline: Application period currently closed
Los Angeles, CA
Dates: Summer (begins in June) or Spring (begins in January and March)
Eligibility: Recent undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: Nov. 15, 2022
The Los Angeles Times Fellowship
Los Angeles, CA
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, graduate students and recent graduates
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2023
MacDowell Fall Residency Program
Peterborough, NH
Dates: Sept. 1, 2023 – Feb. 29, 2024
Eligibility: The sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence.
Deadline: Jan. 1, 2023
McClatchy newspaper locations
Dates: Year-round
Eligibility: Requirements may vary
Deadline: Varies
McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism
Varies based on project
Terms: Summer and winter
Eligibility: Working journalists with at least 5 years of experience
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2023 for Fall 2023
Deadline: March 31, 2023 for Spring 2023
Miami, FL
Length: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Oct. 29, 2022
Minneapolis, MN
Length: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Junior, seniors and graduate students
Deadline: Rolling
Washington, DC
Dates: Year-round
Eligibility: Early career journalists
Deadline: Rolling
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
Moss Landing, CA
Length: 2 years
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree is required. A focus on multimedia journalism or science communication is preferred
Deadline: Monday, February 5, 2024
Mother Jones – The Ben Bagdikian Fellowship
San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC
Dates: 1 year, starting in June 2024
Eligibility: Recent graduates. Those who are still in school or are only available part-time are not eligible, nor can fellowships be used for course credit.
Deadline: March 24th at 11:59PM PT.
Type Media Center (formerly The Nation)
New York City or Washington, D.C.
Dates: Year-round
Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students and recent graduates
Deadline: Rolling. Fellows are considered on a quarterly basis.
Remote for spring, in Washington, D.C. for summer
Length: Jan 23, 2023 – April 14, 2023 for the spring; summer dates coming soon
Eligibility: Aspiring conservative journalists
Deadline: Rolling
Washington, D.C., Culver City, CA, New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Varies
New York, NY
Dates: 1 year
Eligibility: Recent graduates
Deadline: N/A
Cambridge, MA
Eligibility: Journalists looking to advance the field of journalism
Length: No more than 12 weeks
New Jersey Newspaper Foundation
Various locations in New JerseyLength: Summer (8 weeks)
Eligibility: New Jersey residents currently enrolled in school, or students attending a New Jersey college or university.
Deadline: Jan. 13, 2023
New Jersey Press Foundation
2023 Jules Plangere & Isaac Roth Summer Internship
Various locations in New Jersey
Eligibility: These popular paid summer internships are offered to residents of New Jersey attending a college inside or outside the state or a resident of another state attending college in New Jersey.
Deadline: Jan. 13, 2023
2023 Jules Plangere Summer Internship Application Form
2023 Isaac Roth Media/Business Internship Application Form
New York, NY
Eligibility: Open to the classes of 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The Times Corps specifically targets students in the United States from underrepresented groups, such as students of color and/or students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Deadline: June 15, 2023
The New York Times Newsroom Fellowship
New York City, San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., London
Length: 1 year starting in June
Eligibility: Journalists with some experience, recent college graduates and graduate students
Deadline: Dec. 2, 2022
Nova Institute for Health Media Fellowship
Baltimore, MD
Eligibility: Ideal applicants are full-time journalists with established records of publication or broadcast in local, regional, or national markets or among targeted audiences or constituencies and have relevant full-time experience.
Deadline: July 5, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET
The O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism
Milwaukee, WI
Dates: 9 months
Eligibility: At least five years of professional experience (international journalists are welcome to apply)
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2022 and Jan. 20, 2023 for the 2023-24 fellowships.
Orlando, FL
Dates: Spring, summer, or fall (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Rolling
Overseas Press Club (OPC) Foundation Scholarships
New York, NY
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2022
New York, NY, Sacramento, CA, Washington, D.C.
Dates: Year-round
Eligibility: Various requirements
Deadline: Various (New York Summer 2023 deadline Dec. 18, 2022)
Various locations
Dates: Year-round
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Various
Phoenix, AZ
Length: 10 weeks
Eligibility: College juniors, seniors and graduate students enrolled in a journalism or related degree program
Dates of fellowship: June 3-Aug. 9, 2024
Deadline: Jan. 18, 2024
The Reporters Committee Legal Fellowships
Washington, D.C.
Dates: Fall, spring, and summer internships
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, and recent graduates
Deadline: Applications are open from July 15 to Oct. 1 for the following year
Various locations
Dates: Begins July 10, 2023
Eligibility: Corps members are typically emerging journalists with fewer than 8 years of experience. For 2021-2022, we’re piloting a small group of mid-to late-career corps members. Finalists will be contacted in February, and will learn in March whether a newsroom has selected them as its RFA corps member.
Deadline: Jan. 30, 2023
Various locations and countries
Dates: 9 months
Eligibility: Senior and graduate students
Deadline: Rolling
Robert Novak Journalism Fellowships
Varies, depending on project
Eligibility: Working journalists with less than 10 years of professional experience. Full-time and part-time awards with quarterly writing installments.
Deadline: April 14, 2022
Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health
Eligibility: Working journalists with at least 3 years of professional experience. Awards non-residential fellowships to journalists from the United States, Colombia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to report on a mental health topic of their choice.
Deadline: April 6, 2022
Seattle, WA
Dates: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Sophomore, juniors, seniors and graduate students
Deadline: Several positions open for the summer 2023 internship program.
Sirius XM Radio (Early Career Program including Internships)
Various locations
Dates: Summer, fall, and spring programs (13-14 weeks)
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Rolling
Washington, D.C.
Dates: Six months, full-time internships (Jan. – June, July – Dec.)
Eligibility: Recent graduates and graduate students
Deadline: Nov. 15, 2022
Society of Professional Journalists Pulliam/Kilgore Freedom of Information
Washington D.C. or Indianapolis, IN
Dates: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Seniors, recent graduates, graduate students, or law students with journalism background
Deadline: May 6, 2022
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dates: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Current college students or recent graduates
Deadline: Dec. 15, 2022
Various locations
Dates: May 31, 2023 – June 6, 2023
Eligibility: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students with prior internship experience
Deadline: Nov. 19, 2022
Stigler Center Journalists in Residence Fellowship
Dates: March 11 – June 1, 2024
Eligibility: Journalists with some years of media experience
Deadline: October 15, 2023
Tampa Bay or St. Petersburg, FL
Length: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors and graduate students with prior internship experience
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2022
Los Angeles, CA
The Foundation offers hands-on learning experiences with professionals at the top of their game in the television industry. Television Academy Foundation interns are placed at studios, networks, and production companies across the entertainment industry where they receive direct mentorship and access to industry practices, processes, and opportunities for professional networking.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Jan. 19, 2023
https://www.emmys.com/foundation/internships
The Texas Tribune Student Fellowships
Austin, TX or Washington, D.C.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Various
Tulsa, OK
Dates: Summer (10 weeks)
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Nov. 4, 2022
Type Investigations & Type Media Center
New York, NY
Status: On pause
Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students and recent graduates
Berkeley, CA
Eligibility: Three published or aired work samples
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2024
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago, IL
Length: 12 weeks
Eligibility: Journalists with some years of media experience
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: Junior, senior or graduate student in journalism, communications or a related field
How to apply: Email resume, track preference (profiles or beats), references and three writing/publication samples to USA Basketball Communications (communications@usabasketball.
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2023
USC Annenberg National Health Journalism Fellowships
Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 10 weeks
Eligibility: Early career journalists. There is a preference for applicants who have a minimum of three years of professional journalism experience, and reporters pursuing collaborative projects between news outlets.
Deadline: Jan. 13, 2023
The Virginian-Pilot Internships
Norfolk, VA
Length: Year-round
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors and graduate students
Deadline: Spring (Dec. 31, 2022)
Deadline: Summer (Nov. 11, 2022)
Deadline: Fall (March 31, 2023)
Washington, D.C.
Dates: 1 year
Eligibility: Early-career journalists
Deadline: Rolling
Vox Media Future perfect Fellowship
Remote
Length: 1 year
Eligibility: Journalists with newsroom experience
Deadline: Dec. 29, 2023
Length: 2 years
Eligibility: Up to one year of journalism experience, including newsroom internships
Deadline: April 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET
The Washington Post Internships
Washington, D.C.
Dates: Summer (12 weeks)
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, and graduate students with internship experience
Deadline: Oct. 5, 2022
Washington, D.C, Maryland, Virginia
Eligibility: Must be Available to work full time Monday through Friday
Wesleyan University (Koeppel Fellowship)
Middletown, CT
Eligibility: academic and professional experience in journalism. Candidates must have at least a master’s degree in journalism (or related field) in hand by the time of appointment
Deadline: January 15, 2024
New York
Length: 2 years
Eligibility: early-career journalists with some professional training or education in journalism. Preference will be given to applicants who are residents of New York City and graduates of the CUNY system.
Dates: TBD
Deadline: TBD