Higher Ed Media Fellowship 2025

The Higher Ed Media Fellowship 2025 is a funded fellowship for journalists to deepen reporting on postsecondary education and career and technical education (CTE). Fellows participate in an expense-paid symposium in Durham, NC, develop a reporting project, and later attend a CTE Collaborative Convening in Austin, TX. Each Fellow receives a total of $10,000 to support the stipend and their reporting project.

Stipend of $5,000, funding for the reporting project of up to $5,000, attendance at a symposium, and participation in a collaborating convening.

Open to U.S.-based journalists who are education beat reporters or have work experience covering education and related workforce development, social or public policy issues; includes editors and freelancers.

Submit an online application, provide one letter of recommendation, and upload a supplemental items PDF including résumé and work samples.