The Award & Eligibility

THE FELLOWSHIP

• Each ECMC Foundation Fellow in the Higher Education Fellowship program will be awarded $10,000—$5,000 as a stipend and $5,000 towards the reporting project.
• The six-month, non-residential program begins with an expense-paid postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) symposium.
  • The Spring 2025 Symposium will be hosted in Durham, NC on April 28-30 for selected Fellows.
• Following the symposium, Fellows must complete a reporting project, such as a special report or series.
• Fellows will also attend a CTE Collaborative Convening hosted by the ECMC Foundation on October 7-9, 2025 in Austin, TX.

ELIGIBILITY

The Fellowship is open to U.S.-based journalists who are education beat reporters or those whose work experience includes reporting on education and associated workforce development, social, or public policy issues.

Potential Fellows will be early- and mid-career journalists interested in deepening and expanding their understanding of postsecondary education with a specific emphasis on CTE. Print, radio, TV, multimedia, and online editors and journalists from local and national publications and digital-only news platforms are eligible, as are freelancers who target mainstream/corporate and independent media outlets.