The Higher Ed Media Fellowship provides financial awards, professional development, and training to pursue reporting projects, particularly those focused on the field of postsecondary career and technical education.
Donor Name: Institute for Citizens & Scholars
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 02/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Journalists and the media play a critical role in shaping public understanding of the role of higher education in shaping the next generation of citizens. However, the resources needed to produce high-quality reporting on pressing education issues have been declining for years. Higher Ed Media Fellows are journalists interested in diving deeper into underreported issues in higher education.
The Fellowship currently focuses on issues related to post-secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE), with topics including data sourcing and analysis, best practices for solutions journalism, and the intersection of postsecondary education and civic learning. The Fellowship is funded by the ECMC Foundation. Funding is awarded every year to early and mid-career journalists completing CTE reporting projects. As part of the program, Fellows will attend a symposium to build their knowledge and further develop their craft.
Funding Information
- Each ECMC Foundation Fellow in the Higher Education Fellowship program will be awarded $10,000—$5,000 as a stipend and $5,000 towards the reporting project.
- The six-month, non-residential program begins with an expense-paid post secondary career and technical education (CTE) symposium.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Fellowship is open to U.S. journalists who are education beat reporters or those whose work experience includes reporting on education and associated workforce development, social, or public policy issues.
- Potential Fellows will be early- and mid-career journalists interested in deepening and expanding their understanding of postsecondary education with a specific emphasis on CTE. Print, radio, TV, multimedia, and online editors and journalists from local and national publications and digital-only news platforms are eligible, as are freelancers who target mainstream/corporate and independent media outlets.
For more information, visit Institute for Citizens & Scholars.
