2027 California Health Equity Fellow

Date Posted	November 10, 2026
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	Health/Science
Remote / Telecommute	Telecommute
Job Status	Temporary/Contract
Salary	$2,000 - $10,000

Description:

Deadline to apply: December 16, 2026

Fellowship: March–July 2027
In-person fellowship dates in Los Angeles: Week of March 17, 2027

The Center for Health Journalism California Health Equity Fellowship is designed to support reporters in the Golden State pursuing ambitious, enterprising projects on overlooked health and health equity issues. You decide what stories need to be told in your community to improve health outcomes and we work to support you. 

Fellows join us for a busy few days of in-person training and discussion on the USC Annenberg campus, where they learn from nationally renowned health experts, policy analysts and community health leaders, from top journalists in the field, and from each other. That’s followed by ongoing mentoring and virtual meetings to support Fellows across the finish line. 

Our program places strong emphasis on the ways in which environmental and community conditions can influence how long and how well we live. The program helps fellows craft projects that engage communities from the start, and shares hard-won insights on how to land big projects that deliver maximum impact on the health and well-being of communities.

Admitted Fellows receive:

• A $2,000-$10,000 grant to help with reporting costs
• In-person intensive training
• Five months of professional mentorship

Fellows also are eligible to apply for five months of professional mentorship in engaged journalism and $1,000-$2,000 to support those creative efforts.

Application requirements:

• Personal Statement
• Project Proposal
• Statement of Deliverables
• A Proposed Budget
• Resumé
• Editor Checklist
• Letter of Reference
• Three Samples of Your Work

Reporting themes:

We embrace a broad view of health which doesn’t just happen at clinics and hospitals. Health is shaped by our environment — our schools, our neighborhoods and our communities. We support journalists and journalism built around that vision. Visit the info page to learn more about the broad reporting themes we support.

Apply

https://bit.ly/2027CAFellowship