The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism, a new initiative established at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, will offer Fellowships to accomplished business journalists starting in the spring of 2014.
The aim of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is to support in-depth, ambitious coverage of critical issues related to the global economy and business. In an age when many news organizations no longer have the resources to tackle complex, time-consuming stories, the Fellowships will enable experienced journalists to do the deep reporting needed to produce a serious piece of investigative, analytic, or narrative journalism.
Eligibility
The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is open to anyone with at least five years professional experience in journalism. Freelance journalists, as well as reporters and editors currently working at a news organization, may apply.
Applications will be accepted twice in 2014 – in the spring and again in the fall. The spring deadline for applications is May 15, 2014.
About the Fellowship
The McGraw Fellowship provides editorial and financial support to journalists who need the time and resources to produce a significant story that provides fresh insight into an important business or economic topic. Currently, applications are being accepted for long-form print or radio pieces.
Typically, grants of $5,000 a month for one to three months are granted; in exceptional cases, longer grants will be considered based upon specific proposals.
The McGraw Center will provide editorial supervision during the Fellowship. They will work with the Fellows to develop their projects during the reporting phase and will edit the completed stories. They will also assist with placing the articles. In some cases, they will partner with established print, radio or digital outlets; in others they will publish them as e-books or through the CUNY J-School’s book imprint. The stories will also run on the McGraw Center website.
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