Applications for open for the McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism 2020. The aim of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is to support high-impact, ambitious coverage of critical issues related to the global economy, finance, and business. In an age when many news organizations no longer have the resources to tackle complex, time-consuming stories, the Fellowships enable experienced journalists to do the deep reporting needed to produce a serious piece of investigative or enterprise journalism.

McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism 2020

The successful recipients of the McGraw Fellowships for Business receives a grant of up to $15,000 for each project.

Eligibility for the McGraw Fellowships for Business

The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is open to anyone with at least five years of professional experience in journalism. Freelance journalists, as well as reporters and editors currently working at a news organization or a journalism non-profit, may apply.

How to Apply McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism 2020

Applicants should submit a well-focused story proposal of no more than three pages through the accompanying online form. Think of it as pitch, much like you would submit to an editor at a newspaper, magazine, digital outlet, or radio station; give us enough preliminary reporting and documentation to demonstrate that the story is solid. The proposal should highlight what’s new and significant about the story. In the same way, it also should hight that why it matters and what its potential impact might be. Furthermore, the proposal should also note where significant stories on the subject have run elsewhere and how the proposed piece would differ. Applicants should also briefly outline a proposed reporting plan and a timeline for completing the story and let us know if a media outlet is lined up to run the story.

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 a resume and references from two editors or others familiar with your work; if that is a problem, please contact us to discuss alternatives.

Deadline

The upcoming deadline for Winter 2020 Fellowships is January 10, 2020. Applications for the Summer 2020 Fellowships will be due July 3, 2020.