Deadline: 30 September 2023

Are you a journalist with a great idea for a high-impact story that "follows the money", but few resources to realise it? A McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism I'd like to hear from you. Apply now!

The Harold W. McGraw Jr. Centre for Business Journalism offers experienced journalists grants of up to US$ 15,000 and the editorial support needed to produce deeply reported business and investigative stories that delve into critical economic, financial or business issues across a wide range of subjects. You don't have to be a business reporter to apply; many previous fellows have been generalists or covered areas such as health, education or the environment. Others have focussed on issues such as economic inequality or corporate accountability.

Grant

• The scholarship offers a grant of up to US$ 15,000 for each project. The exact amount will depend on the time needed to complete the project and the necessary expenses.

Eligibility

• Open to anyone with at least five years' professional experience in journalism. 
• They support the work of freelance journalists as well as reporters and editors who currently work for a news organisation or a non-profit news organisation. In the latter case, reporters and editors can apply directly on behalf of their organisation.

Application

• Applicants should send a well-focussed story proposal of no more than three pages via the accompanying online form. Think of it as a sales pitch, in the same way as you would to an editor of a newspaper, magazine, audio or digital medium: provide enough preliminary reports and documentation to demonstrate that the story is solid.
• The proposal should highlight what is new and significant about the story, why it is important and what its potential impact could be. The proposal should also indicate where significant stories on the subject have been published elsewhere and how the proposed piece would be different. Applicants should also briefly outline a proposed reporting plan and a timeline for completing the story. And although you don't need to have a media outlet prepared for your story before applying, if you do have one, state this in your proposal.
• In addition, applicants must attach three journalism samples. The samples should be professionally published works that demonstrate your ability to tackle an in-depth story in the proposed medium. Please also provide the organisers with an up-to-date CV. References are not required at the time of application, but those chosen as finalists must provide references from two editors or other people familiar with their work. Freelance applicants for whom obtaining references is a problem can discuss alternatives with the McGraw Centre.

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