McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism — Fall 2025

Grant-based fellowship offering up to USD 15,000 and editorial support for experienced journalists to produce deeply reported business, financial, or economic stories—without relocation.

🔍 Quick Snapshot

Provider: Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism, CUNY
Opportunity Type: Grant-based Fellowship (Remote)
Funding Amount: Up to USD 15,000
Deadline (Fall 2025): 13 October 2025
Next Round (Spring 2026): 13 April 2026
Location: Remote – work from your current location
Themes: Economic, financial, and business investigative journalism

🌍 About the Fellowship

The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism supports experienced journalists around the world to pursue ambitious enterprise and investigative stories with a strong economic or financial focus. Fellows receive up to USD 15,000 in funding along with editorial guidance from veteran business journalists. Projects may be produced in text, audio, photo, or short-form video, and can cover a broad range of issues from corporate accountability to inequality and public spending.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

At least five years of professional journalism experience
Open to freelance journalists, staff reporters, and editors
Journalists from any beat with a story that has an economic or financial angle
Open to applicants worldwide, including Malaysians
Projects may be in text, audio, photo, video, or multimedia formats

🎁 Fellowship Benefits

Grant funding up to USD 15,000
Editorial support from veteran business journalists
Assistance with pitching and placing stories in leading outlets
Publication on the McGraw Center’s platforms and partner sites
Flexible project timelines tailored to scope and complexity

📝 How to Apply

Visit the McGraw Fellowship page on the official website
Prepare a three-page story proposal detailing your investigative or enterprise idea, its relevance, and reporting plan
Submit three samples of professionally published work
Upload your current résumé
Finalists will be asked for references and a detailed budget

📅 Program Timeline

Fall 2025 Application Deadline: 13 October 2025
Spring 2026 Application Deadline: 13 April 2026
Project Start Date: Flexible based on award date and proposal

🚀 Ready to Investigate the Big Stories?

Apply now for the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism and get the funding and editorial support you need to tell impactful economic and business stories.

Apply via McGraw Center

Questions? Email mcgrawcenter@journalism.cuny.edu