The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism provides experienced journalists with grants up to $15,000 and the editorial support needed to produce deeply reported enterprise and investigative stories that delve into critical economic, financial or business issues across a wide array of subjects.
You don’t need to be a business reporter to apply; many of its previous Fellows have been generalists, or cover beats such as health care, education or the environment. Others have focused on issues such as economic inequality or corporate accountability.
It will consider proposals from both freelance and staff journalists in all forms of media — text, audio, photo, and short-form video — and encourage those that combine formats to create a multimedia package. It looks for projects that focus on important local or regional topics, as well as those that tackle compelling national or international stories or report on under-covered communities or issues. Journalists of color and those from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
It accepts applications twice a year. The deadline to apply for Spring 2024 Fellowships is March 31, 2024. Applications for the Fall 2024 Fellowships will be due October 6, 2024. It will also consider time-sensitive projects on a case-by-case basis outside of the deadline periods.
If you have a project that might qualify, please contact us at mcgrawcenter@journalism.cuny.edu.
