Sir Harry Evans Fellowship in Investigative Journalism 2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: July 10, 2026

Applications are open for the Sir Harry Evans Fellowship in Investigative Journalism 2027. The Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship supplies an unrivalled OPPORTUNITY for an distinctive early profession journalist: a 9-month fellowship with Durham University and Reuters to undertake an investigative venture. The Fellow might be mentored by prime Reuters editors whereas accessing Durham’s teachers and analysis sources and might be given the chance to develop rigorous, reality-primarily based analysis and reporting abilities.

The Fellow will pursue the venture from inside a Reuters newsroom in London, New York, Sydney or Toronto with the further help of colleagues in Durham’s Institute of Advanced Studies. The Fellow will ship a public seminar on the IAS, sharing their learnings from the Fellowship and supporting the understanding of journalism on the University. The inaugural Sir Harry Evans Fellow, Waylon Cunningham, was part of a Reuters investigative group which gained a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in nationwide reporting.

Benefits

• The Fellowship has a month-to-month wage of c.£4,444 per 30 days (equal to a professional-rata wage of c.£53,333 per yr). In addition, there’s a £1,250 per 30 days residing stipend and a one-off cost of £1,800 for journey and associated bills. 

Eligibility

• Qualified candidates ought to have between two-and 5-years’ skilled journalism expertise. Where a potential applicant is just not at present a journalist however has labored in an investigative reporting capability in a associated skilled discipline (for instance, working as an writer or researcher on authoritative investigative work; or growing in-field picture-or video-analysis initiatives, documentaries, or exhibitions) functions could also be thought-about on a case-by-case foundation. 
• The Sir Harry Evans Fellowship is a worldwide alternative, and so they welcome functions from all eligible candidates, no matter their present location. They encourage functions from members of teams that are underneath-represented in journalism. 

Application

Any functions acquired after 12pm midday BST on tenth July 2026 won’t be thought-about.

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For extra data, go to Sir Harry Evans Fellowship in Investigative Journalism.