The Joseph Rago Memorial Fellowships for Excellence in Journalism provide a nine-month internship with The Wall Street Journal’s editorial team.
Donor Name: The Fund for American Studies
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 01/17/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The Joseph Rago Memorial Fellowship for Excellence in Journalism was established at The Fund for American Studies in partnership with Joe’s parents and The Wall Street Journal to help aspiring journalists achieve the level of excellence set by Joe.
These Fellowships are open annually to recent college and journalism school graduates and journalists with less than five years’ experience who are U.S. citizens.
Qualifications & Process
- Rago Fellowships are awarded annually to two rising journalists of outstanding character and ability to complete a nine-month internship with The Wall Street Journal’s editorial team. Recent college and journalism school graduates, and working journalists with less than five years of professional experience, who are U.S. citizens are welcome to apply. The Applicants should have a commitment to pursuing a career in journalism and should already have some experience with writing or editing in a serious journalistic context, either in school or professionally. A demonstrated ability to multitask and meet deadlines is critical for success.
- After applying, candidates will be notified whether they have been chosen as semifinalists in early February. Semifinalists will be asked to complete a brief interview and editing test. Finalists will be selected several days after completing the semifinalist round. Finalists will be interviewed by a panel of judges from The Wall Street Journal, the Rago Family, and The Fund for American Studies in mid-February. The fellowship begins in September.
Application Materials
To apply for the Rago Fellowship, you are required to submit:
- Cover Letter
- Resume or CV
- Three Published Journalistic Writing Samples
- Sample Editorial (500-600 words)
- Personal Essay (1,000 words)
- Letter of Reference.
For more information, visit The Fund for American Studies.
