USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Data Fellowship

• Eligibility: USA journalists
• Target Region: United States
• Application Language: English

The USC Annenberg Centre for Health Journalism runs a five-month Data Fellowship that trains U.S. journalists to acquire, clean and analyse data, then mentors them as they produce a major investigative or explanatory health reporting project (National and California tracks).

Eligibility

• The Data Fellowship is designed for U.S. journalists seeking to hone their data-analysis skills, who will produce a major investigative or explanatory health reporting project or a series of data-driven health stories.
• The National Track seeks project ideas on the economic circumstances, structural barriers and policies that affect children, families and communities (for example child development, safety-net programmes, housing insecurity, and child welfare).
• The California Track seeks project ideas on inequities in access to health care, community health and the functioning of health-care systems in California (for example Medi-Cal access, maternal and infant health disparities, immigrant health, and environmental-justice issues).
• Participating journalists receive one-on-one mentoring and a multi-day in-person training in beginner, intermediate or advanced spreadsheets or RStudio.

Requirements

• A reporting project proposal aligned with the National or California track themes.
• Personal Statement
• Deliverables Statement
• Resume
• Three Work Samples
• Biography and Photo
• Letter of Reference from an Editor (former or current)
• Editor Checklist 

How to Apply

Apply via the online application form before 22 July 2026 (upcoming fellowship dates: 6–9 October 2026). Apply here.

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