Applications are now open for the Spring 2025 McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. The Fellowships provide experienced journalists with a grant up to $15,000 and the editorial support needed to produce deeply reported enterprise and investigative stories with a strong economic, financial or business angle.
Given the enormous changes in federal spending and policy priorities now taking place in Washington, DC, we are particularly interested for this round of Fellowships in story proposals that examine the impact of these changes. Both freelance and staff journalists in all forms of media with at least five years’ professional experience are eligible. Journalists from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
The upcoming deadline to apply is April 14, 2025.
Previous McGraw Fellows have explored a wide variety of topics — and you don’t need to be a business reporter to apply. Many have been generalists, or follow beats such as the environment, workplace or corporate accountability. Here are some examples of their work:
- The Deadly Secrets Behind “Breakthrough” Alzheimer’s Drugs The Lever
- California cuts back on safety enforcement as farm workers toil in extreme heat Los Angeles Times
- Prison telecoms providers are shifting strategy by exploiting tablet services Prism
- The Revolution That Died on Its Way to Dinner New York Times
- ‘They Were Traumatized’: How a Private Equity-Associated Lender Helped Precipitate a Nursing Home Implosion Politico
- Across America clean energy plants are being banned faster than they’re being built USA Today
- Black Farmers and Ranchers: It’s a Dying Deal Center for Public Integrity
- Private equity sold them a dream of home ownership. They got evicted instead. Insider.com
- Plant burgers are way better for the planet than beef. Are they sustainable? Vox
- Who Killed Overtime Pay? Capital & Main
- Should Hotel Chains be Held Liable for Human Trafficking? NewYorker.com
If you’d like to join them, you’ll find more information, an FAQ, and the application at www.mcgrawcenter.org If you have further questions, please contact us at mcgrawcenter@journalism.cuny.
The McGraw Center for Business Journalism was established at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in 2014 by the family of the late Harold W. McGraw, Jr., former chairman and CEO of McGraw-Hill and long-time publisher of BusinessWeek magazine. The Center is dedicated to enhancing the depth and quality of business and economic news coverage through training, student scholarships and support for veteran journalists.
