NICAR25 Fellowships

NICAR25 fellowships are available for the following communities:

• All journalists
• Journalists, students and educators of color
• Indigenous journalists, students and educators
• Educators who teach data journalism/investigative reporting
• Illinois journalism students and early-career journalists (five years post-college graduation)
• Minnesota-based, full-time journalists working at news organizations located outside the 7-county Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.
• Indigenous journalists, students, and educators (preference for journalists in the northern Midwest).

For attending the conference in-person, the fellowship includes:

• One-year IRE membership/renewal ($25-75 value)
• Complimentary conference registration ($100-350 value)
• Four hotel nights ($956 value)
• Travel stipend (up to $500)

All recipients are required to meet IRE’s membership standards: Someone substantially engaged in news gathering, presentation or production; a student pursuing a degree or someone engaged full-time in research or teaching in the field of journalism.

IRE hopes to notify you about the status of your application within 10 business days after the deadline.

Questions? Contact Anna López, anna@ire.org