McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism

Are you a journalist with a great idea for a high-impact story that “Follows the Money” but few resources to get it done? The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism would like to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

• Accepted fellows must provide well-focused story proposal of no more than three pages, including sufficient preliminary reporting and documentation to demonstrate the story is solid; the proposal should highlight what is new and significant, why it matters, its potential impact, how proposed coverage differs from existing reporting on the subject, a proposed reporting plan, and a timeline for completion.
• The McGraw Fellowship provides editorial and financial support to journalists who need the time and resources to produce a significant investigative or enterprise story that provides fresh insight into an important business, financial or economic topic.
• The McGraw Center provides editorial supervision during the Fellowship. The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism works with the Fellows to develop their projects during the reporting phase and frequently edit the completed stories. They also assist with placing the articles in established print, audio or digital outlets. The stories run on the McGraw Center website as well.

Eligibility

• Open to journalists with at least five years of professional experience in journalism.
  Supports work by freelance journalists as well as reporters and editors currently working at a news organisation or a journalism non-profit; reporters and editors at organisations can apply directly in the name of their organisation.
• Applicants must be US citizens/residents or pay taxes in the US; the fellowship cannot support journalists who are not subject to US income taxes.
• Both staff and freelance journalists in all forms of media — text, audio, photo, and short-form video — are considered; projects that combine formats to create multimedia packages are encouraged.
• The fellowship looks for projects that focus on important local or regional topics, as well as compelling national or international stories, or reporting on under-covered communities or issues; journalists from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to apply

Applicants should submit a well-focused story proposal of no more than three pages through the accompanying online form. In addition, applicants should enclose three journalism samples. The samples should be professionally published work that showcases your ability to tackle an in-depth story in the proposed medium. Please also provide us with an up-to-date resume.  No references are required at the time of application, but those who are chosen as finalists will be asked to provide references from two editors or others familiar with their work. Apply here.

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