January 31, 2020 – Deadline to Apply For McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism

Grants up to $15K to Produce High-Impact Business Journalism — Apply by 1/31/20  

Got a great idea for a story that 'Follows the Money'? Apply now for the Winter 2020 McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY that supports high-impact economic and business journalism. The McGraw Fellowships provide up to $15,000 and editorial support for experienced journalists to produce deeply-reported investigative or enterprise stories on important economic, financial or business topics. No residency is required; McGraw Fellows work from their own offices. Open to both freelance and staff journalists with five years professional experience. Winter 2020 applications are due January 31, 2020. 

What kind of work do we support? Previous McGraw Fellows have worked on a wide range of topics. Here are a few examples: 

• Company insiders are selling stock during buybacks and making additional profits when stock prices jump. And it's legal. Washington Post
• Seniors were sold a risk-free retirement with reverse mortgages. Now they face foreclosure. USA Today
• How the Norcross Political Machine Muscled in on Prime Real Estate in New Jersey's Poorest City WNYC & Pro Publica
• New Workers of the World: Capturing the voices of workers facing unprecedented change Bloomberg Businessweek
• What Would Jesus Disrupt? Bloomberg Businessweek  
• Two Nations, One Aquifer: A series about water at the border Albuquerque Journal 

If you'd like to join them, you'll find more information at  bit.ly/McGrawFellows. You can also contact us at mcgrawcenter@journalism.cuny.edu