New York Watchdog Workshop Fellowship Application

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Deadline has been extended to Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 11:59 p.m. EDT

Elevate your investigative and data skills by applying for an IRE fellowship for professional development training at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, January 23-24, 2026.

All are welcome to apply; preference will be given to journalists who work for outlets dedicated to covering historically marginalized and/or underrepresented communities and to journalists of color. Financial need will be considered.

The New York Watchdog workshop fellowship includes a complimentary one-year membership or membership renewal and complimentary registration. Fellowships do not include travel or lodging assistance.

- Please review application form below before completing it.

- All recipients are required to meet IRE's membership standards, including: Someone substantially engaged in news gathering, presentation or production; someone engaged full-time in research or teaching in the field of journalism; college students pursuing a degree and recent graduates who are not yet working.
- Application requires: resume or LinkedIn profile.
- Application requires: one to two clips of investigative or journalistic work, if applicable.

- Questions? Send email to fellowships@ire.org

Deadline has been extended to Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 11:59 p.m. EDT

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First Name *

Last Name *

Affiliation *

Name of your news organization or university. Freelancers and independent journalists, please type "independent journalist." Those who are looking for work, please note your last place of employment or university and graduation year.

Email *

Mailing Address *

City *

State (abbreviation)

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Mobile Number *

Gender *

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Race/Ethnicity *

Please check all that apply.

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Number of years working in journalism, not including college experience, please check below. If applying as a student, please note in "other."

Three years or less

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10 years of less

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Please provide a link to your resume or to a LinkedIn account.

You can upload your resume to a cloud hosting service like Google Drive or Dropbox. (Please remember to enable link sharing)

Please provide a link to a sample of your investigative/journalistic work
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Please provide a link to another sample of your work (optional)

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Why do you want to attend the workshop? What would you like to accomplish with the skills you would gain? *

Briefly describe your financial need. *

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