CASW Connector

DEADLINE: Nieman Foundation Fellowships at Harvard
2026-01-31
Each year, the Nieman Foundation awards paid fellowships to up to 24 journalists working in print, broadcast, digital and audiovisual media. Those selected for the program spend two full semesters at Harvard auditing classes with some of the university’s greatest thinkers, participating in Nieman events and collaborating with peers. Nieman Fellows are also able to audit classes at other local universities including MIT and Tufts.
During their time at Harvard, Nieman Fellows attend seminars, shop talks, master classes and journalism conferences designed to strengthen their professional skills and leadership capabilities, thereby helping to fortify the news industry itself. With the knowledge they gain on campus and the relationships they build, fellows often return to work as journalism entrepreneurs, industry innovators and top managers in their newsrooms.
International Nieman Fellowship applications (for non-U.S. citizens) are due December 1, 2025; U.S. Nieman Fellowship applications (for U.S. citizens) are due January 31, 2026.

DEADLINE: Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism
2026-01-31
“The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship offers experienced journalists the opportunity to enhance their understanding of business and economics, finance and technology. Fellows spend two semesters at Columbia Journalism School and take most of their classes at Columbia Business School. They meet weekly for off-the-record seminars and dinners with top journalists, entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. The program accepts up to 10 fellows each year. Fellows receive full tuition, health insurance and $7,800 a month.”

DEADLINE: Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship
2026-01-31
“The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship offers ten $10,000 reporting grants per year to journalists reporting in-depth print and audio stories on the science, policy, business and culture of this new era of psychedelics. In addition to underwriting individual stories, the Fellowship aims to establish and nurture a new generation of journalists covering the frontlines of this rapidly changing field. We’re looking for big, underreported, narratively compelling stories placed in rich political, economic, scientific, and cultural contexts. We are committed to supporting journalists from diverse backgrounds and of all nationalities. The fellowship is a project of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.”
