New America is currently accepting applications for its Future of Work Reporting Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About New America - Future of Work Reporting Fellowship
The Future of Work Reporting Fellowship, co-organized by Work Shift and New America’s Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative, supports journalists telling these essential stories: how education, workforce development, and the innovation economy intersect in real communities, and what it means for people's lives and livelihoods.
Benefits of New America - Future of Work Reporting Fellowship
Each Fellow in the Work Shift & New America Reporting Fellowship will receive:
- $5,000 stipend for project completion
- $1,500 expense budget for travel, research, and other reporting expenses
- Professional development and editorial support including coaching, editing, and peer learning opportunities from Work Shift editors and New America leaders
- A virtual workshop organized by New America to deepen understanding of the intersection of education, industrial policy, and tech-driven economic development
- Access to expert sources and data resources to support high-quality, informed reporting
New America - Future of Work Reporting Fellowship Requirements
- The Fellowship is open to U.S.-based journalists whose work includes reporting on education (K-12 or postsecondary), workforce development, economic development, technology, industrial policy, or related social and public policy issue.
- They particularly encourage applications from local and regional reporters covering the workforce and education impacts of advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, next generation energy, and other technology investments in their communities. National reporters are also eligible if their work focuses on place-based stories and on-the-ground impacts.
- Potential fellows will be early- and mid-career journalists (approximately 1-15 years of professional reporting experience) interested in deepening and expanding their understanding of how education systems connect to technology-driven economic development and the future of work.
- Print, online, radio, TV and multimedia reporters and editors from local and national publications and digital-only news platforms are eligible. So are independent news podcasters, newsletter writers, and freelancers who target nonpartisan media outlets.
- Your application should state your intended outlet and its commitment to run your project. Work Shift is open to co-publishing or being the primary publisher on some projects. If you would like us to be the primary or secondary publisher of your work, there will be a space for you to indicate that in the application.
Application Date and Process
A complete application consists of these required components:
- Basic applicant information (personal and professional details)
- Statement of interest / Project proposal (500-750 words; see below for details)
- One letter of recommendation OR a statement of qualifications (see below for details)
- Résumé
- Links to three (3) work samples (please provide links to three work samples published within the past five years. Samples should be your best recent work.)
Application Deadline
24 July, 2026
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