ProPublica is currently accepting applications for its Emerging Reporters Program 2026-2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About ProPublica - Emerging Reporters Program
The Emerging Reporters Program is specifically designed for talented aspiring journalists who find investigative journalism inaccessible for financial reasons.ProPublica has a vested interest in developing more journalists from a wide range of backgrounds, particularly those who are economically disadvantaged. We consider it crucial to the future of our industry and to our own ability to fulfill our mission, which is to expose abuses of power and produce journalism that provokes change.
Benefits of ProPublica - Emerging Reporters Program
- The Emerging Reporters Program provides $9,000 stipends, along with mentoring and a trip to a journalism conference, such as the Investigative Reporters & Editors conference.
- Accommodations and other expenses for the conference will be covered by ProPublica. The dates of the conferences are to be determined.
ProPublica - Emerging Reporters Program Requirements
- Open only to students who are eligible to file U.S. taxes and are able to provide a completed W-9 form, including U.S. citizens or U.S. residents. The W-9 form requires that each participant provide a valid Social Security number or individual taxpayer identification number. We will not make any exceptions to this rule.
- All students who will be undergraduate juniors or seniors in college this academic year are eligible to apply, and students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in journalism are especially encouraged to do so.
Application Date and Process
- This year’s program will run from late September to June, during which time mentors and program participants will be in contact by phone and email.
Application Deadline
17 August, 2026
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