Fellowships and Study Groups
Advance your knowledge and your career with our extensive array of fellowship programs focused on training, support and mentoring.
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HJ26 Fellowships
AHCJ-California Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to California journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
Apply by March 27, 2026
AHCJ-Connecticut Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to Connecticut journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
Apply by March 27, 2026
AHCJ-Equity in Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to journalists who write for media outlets serving under-resourced and/or underrepresented communities who wish to attend AHCJ’s annual conference.
Apply by March 27, 2026
AHCJ Freelance Travel Scholarship
Through the use of repatriated international royalties from its membership in the Authors Coalition of America, AHCJ is able to provide assistance to freelance journalists attending AHCJ’s annual conference.
Apply by March 27, 2026
AHCJ-Georgia Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to Georgia journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
Apply by March 27, 2026
AHCJ-Kansas-Missouri Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to some Kansas and Missouri journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
Apply by March 27, 2026
AHCJ-Montana Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to Montana journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
Apply by March 27, 2026
AHCJ-New York Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to New York journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
Apply by March 27, 2026
AHCJ-North Carolina Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to North Carolina journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
Applications closed
Recurring Opportunities
The National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
A yearlong development program for early-career journalists.
Applications are closed.
AHCJ U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship
A yearlong fellowship for supporting big reporting projects.
Applications are closed.
AHCJ International Health Study Fellowships
A six-month fellowship focused on comparing U.S. health care system to others.
Applications are closed.
AHCJ German Health Care Study Group
A pilot program for U.S. health care reporters to travel to Germany, meet with health care leaders and visit experts in Berlin to inform reporting projects for U.S.-based outlets.
Applications are closed.
AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship
A fellowship for health care journalists to meet with experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Applications are closed.
The National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
A yearlong development program for early-career journalists.
Applications are closed.
Past Fellowships
AHCJ-Academic Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to college journalism students and college journalism instructors to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
AHCJ-Rural Health Journalism Fellowships
This fellowship provides financial assistance to journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
AHCJ National Cancer Reporting Fellowships
Meet with experts from the National Institutes of Health to increase understanding of and ability to report accurately on complex scientific findings, provide insight into the work of cancer researchers and better localize cancer-related stories.
AHCJ-Great Lakes Health Journalism Fellowship
This fellowship provides financial assistance to Great Lakes region journalists to attend AHCJ’s annual conference and receive one year of membership.
AHCJ-American Cities Health Journalism Fellowship (Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans, Fresno)
AHCJ provides financial assistance to a limited number of journalists who wish to attend AHCJ’s annual conference.
Applications closed
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