Grist Fellowship Program

About

Want to grow as a journalist while absorbing a universe of environmental knowledge?

The Grist Fellowship Program is a paid opportunity to hone your skills at a national news outlet and deepen your understanding of environmental issues. The experience is designed to give early-career journalists with a demonstrated interest in environmental issues the experience to succeed in climate and environmental media. We offer real-world experience at a fast-paced news site, training in a variety of skills key to a journalism career, and exposure to the leading sustainability thinkers and theories of our time.

After a year of working full-time at Grist and gaining key skills in environmental journalism, fellows have gone on to outlets including The Atlantic, Capital B, The Verge, Wirecutter, Outside, Atlas Obscura, Greentech Media, and of course, Grist. 

Have a question about our fellowships? Scroll down to read our Frequently Asked Questions, and to see some of our past fellows and their work.

The deadline to submit applications for our six 2023-2024 fellowships is 11:59 p.m. PT on December 19, 2022. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

The fellowships run March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024.