The California Fellowship is designed to support reporters in the Golden State pursuing ambitious, enterprising projects on overlooked health and health equity issues.
Donor Name: Center for Health Journalism
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 12/10/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program places strong emphasis on the ways in which environmental and community conditions can influence how long and how well they live. The program helps fellows craft projects that engage communities from the start, and shares hard-won insights on how to land big projects that deliver maximum impact on the health and well-being of communities.
Admitted Fellows receive:
- A $2,000-$10,000 grant to help with reporting costs
- A week of in-person intensive training
- Five months of professional mentorship
Fellows also are eligible to apply for five months of professional mentorship in engaged journalism and $1,000-$2,000 to support those creative efforts.
Reporting Themes
Center for Health Journalism embraces a broad view of health, which doesn’t just happen at doctors’ offices and hospitals. Health is shaped by the environment — the schools, the neighborhoods and the communities. They strive to admit Fellows whose work reflects that.
Here are a few broad reporting themes they support in Fellowship proposals:
- Systemic racism and the root causes of health inequities
- How food insecurity, economic stability and meeting basic needs can influence health and well-being for families or communities
- How well justice systems, schools or health systems serve families or communities – and who is left out or disproportionately harmed
- Housing insecurity in California – the scope of the problem and potential solutions
- Accountability journalism on whether healthcare and social welfare systems are serving populations in need.
Eligibility Criteria
California-based professional journalists and national correspondents, including freelancers, with California-focused projects. They have accepted reporters in the past across all levels, from the smallest rural newspapers to national outlets.
The Center For Health Journalism gives preference to:
- Applicants who have a minimum of three years of professional journalism experience
- Reporters pursuing collaborative projects between mainstream and ethnic news outlets
For more information, visit Center for Health Journalism.
