Applications are now open for our fall cohort in the HBCU Student Journalism Network. This is a paid and virtual fellowship.  

Our fellowship prioritizes professional development and journalism training. As a fellow you will: 

• Report on your college as well as national trends. Select stories will be co-published in national and regional outlets. Spring fellows’ stories were co-published in The Washington Post, Capital B, Verité News, and Mississippi Today. Topics covered included enrollment trends, policing, and campus culture.
• Receive coaching and mentorship from professional journalists. Our team will help you build skills and turn ideas into polished enterprise stories. We’ll also bring in guest speakers for training workshops.
• Build a network. You will connect with student journalists from other HBCUs and meet professionals from newsrooms across the country. Each fellow will be paired with a professional mentor. Past mentors have worked at outlets including USA Today, Capital B, and Mississippi Today.

Here are the details:

• Applications are due by June 1. Applicants must be currently enrolled at an HBCU. No spring ’23 grads will be considered.
• Some journalism experience is required. This can be from a student newspaper or a prior internship/fellowship. The most successful applicants will be interested in online/print journalism, not broadcast news or PR.
• Fellows will be paid $1,200/month and work remotely for 10–15 hours per week.
• Our fall cohort will run from roughly Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, 2023.

Where to apply: Fill out the short application here.

Questions? Email us: hbcu@opencampusmedia.org.