AccessFest 2024 Fellowships

The Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) invites applications for its AccessFest 2024 Fellowships.

AccessFest is IRE’s annual virtual-by-design conference. The two-and-a-half-day event will take place online, October 17-19, 2024.

AccessFest focuses on expanding IRE’s efforts to provide more accessible training centered on belonging, equity, and inclusion in the newsroom and through better news coverage of inequities in the communities journalists serve.

Who can apply?

AccessFest fellowships are available for the following communities:

• Journalists, students and educators of color
• Women who are early-career (three years or less) or students
• U.S.-based journalists and independent journalists
• International journalists and educators

Fellowships include:

• One-year IRE membership/renewal ($25-75 value)
• Complimentary conference registration ($50-150 value)

All recipients are required to meet IRE’s membership standards: Someone substantially engaged in news gathering, presentation or production; a student pursuing a degree or someone engaged full-time in research or teaching in the field of journalism.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is September 9, 2024. To learn more and apply, please click here.