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: 01/14/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Fellows join us for a busy few days of in-person training and discussion on the USC Annenberg campus, where they learn from nationally renowned health experts, policy analysts and community health leaders, from top journalists in the field, and from each other. That’s followed by ongoing mentoring and virtual meetings to support Fellows across the finish line.
Themes
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.
Funding Information
- Admitted Fellows receive:
- A $2,000-$10,000 grant to help with reporting costs
- 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.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Fellowships are open to U.S.-based professional journalists writing for U.S. media outlets. Students are not eligible to apply.
- 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.
For more information, visit CHJ.
