DEADLINE: High Country News Fellowships

High Country News, an award-winning magazine covering the communities and environment of the Western United States, regularly offers paid fellowships for early-career journalists to further their skills and build their clips.

Virginia Spencer Davis Fellowship
High Country News, an award-winning magazine covering the communities and environment of the Western United States, seeks applicants for a Virginia Spencer Davis fellow. The fellowship is funded by the Virginia Spencer Davis fund and designed for early-career journalists interested in reporting on rural communities in the West, and how those communities are changing. It will provide on-the-ground reporting opportunities and a chance to dive deep into important stories, including but not limited to agriculture, food systems and rural land conservation, as well as professional mentorship and career development.

Candidates will bring curiosity, fair-mindedness and a desire to share stories from and for rural communities.

Working hours are flexible but fellows should expect to work approximately 32.5 hours each week. Fellows are paid a stipend on a bi-weekly basis of $1,250, as well as a work-from-home allowance of $100 per month and a signing bonus of $500 intended to help defray the cost of IT equipment. In addition, this position is eligible for health benefits starting on the first of the month following 60 days employment. Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays are included, prorated to hours worked.

This position is remote and open to candidates who reside in Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington or Wyoming. The HCN editorial team is dispersed across the Western U.S.; our headquarters is in Paonia, Colorado.

The fellowship will run from Monday, July 10, 2023 through Friday, June 28, 2024. Deadline to apply: April 21, 2023. See full details here.

Climate Justice Fellowship
Sponsored by the Society for Environmental Journalists, the Climate Justice Fellowship offers a new generation of journalists the opportunity to explore the disparate impacts of climate change and communities’ response to them. The one-year fellowship is designed for early-career journalists interested in reporting on climate change and environmental justice, and will provide on-the-ground reporting opportunities and a chance to dive deep into important stories, as well as professional mentorship and career development.

Working hours are flexible but fellows should expect to work approximately 32.5 hours each week. Fellows are paid a stipend on a bi-weekly basis of $1,250, as well as a work-from-home allowance of $100 per month and a signing bonus of $500 intended to help defray the cost of IT equipment. In addition, this position is eligible for health benefits starting on the first of the month following 60 days employment. Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays are included, prorated to hours worked.

The fellowship will run for 12 months, with a view toward starting in February 2022. Apply by Jan 3, 2022; see full application details here.

This is a remote position open to candidates who reside in or are willing to relocate to Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington or Wyoming. HCN's business headquarters is in Paonia, Colorado, but the editorial staff works remotely.

We welcome applicants from all life experiences and encourage members of traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Indigenous people, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people and those from marginalized and low-income backgrounds.