“Our Data Fellowship offers journalists an opportunity to transform their reporting by training them to ‘interview the data’ as if it were a human source. They finish the five-month program equipped with the tools to find and obtain data and perform analyses that can yield new and important investigative insights. As part of the program, participating journalists receive one-on-one mentoring as they produce a major investigative or explanatory health reporting project or a series of individual data-driven health stories that focus on issues important to their communities around the country.

“This program offers training on data acquisition, cleaning, analysis and visualization led by some of the most skilled data reporters and journalism practitioners in the nation. They teach journalists how to ‘bulletproof’ their data, ensuring accuracy in reporting. New program components focus on how to use AI in data journalism. Following the training week, Senior Fellows mentor reporters as they pair original data analysis with compelling narratives on long neglected or underexplored issues.

“Admitted Fellows receive:

• A $2,000 stipend to defray reporting costs
• A multi-day, in-person training in beginner, intermediate or advanced Spreadsheets or RStudio: October 6-9, 2026
• Five months of professional mentorship with some of the top data journalists in the country
• Fellows also are eligible to apply for professional mentorship in engaged journalism and $1,000-$2,000 to support those creative efforts.”