Deadline Date: April 13, 2026
The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism offers experienced journalists financial and editorial support to produce in-depth enterprise and investigative stories with a strong economic, financial, or business focus.
The fellowship focuses on producing deeply reported investigative and enterprise stories, examining the impact of changes in federal spending and policy priorities, economic inequality, corporate accountability, and other business-related issues across text, audio, and short-form video mediums. It prioritizes applicants with a proven ability to report and execute complex projects and provides editorial guidance, project development support, and assistance in placing stories in established media outlets.
The McGraw Fellowship provides grants of up to $15,000 per project, which can cover reporting expenses and, for freelance journalists, living expenses during the fellowship. It is a remote fellowship, allowing Fellows to work from their own offices while receiving guidance and editorial support from the McGraw Center. Selected stories are published on the McGraw Center website and may also appear in other media outlets.
The fellowship is open to professional journalists with at least five years of experience, including freelancers, staff reporters, and editors at news organizations or journalism non-profits. Applicants should submit a concise story proposal of no more than three pages, along with three samples of professionally published work and a current resume. Finalists will be asked for references and an estimated budget. The fellowship does not support long-form documentaries at this time.
For more information, visit Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism.
