High Country News Fellowship

About the Fellowship

Every year, High Country News offers one fellowship position, each six months long, starting in July and January. We provide free housing and a $375-per-week stipend for fellows. To help defray moving costs, an additional $500 travel stipend is available upon successful completion of the fellowship. 

The fellowship is designed for journalists with a strong grasp of Western issues and the ability to write in-depth news and analysis, as well as short features.

Qualifications & Requirements

This competitive internship requires:

  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in journalism, English or related field is also required
  • Writing and communication skills to communicate ideas to various audiences
  • Strong curiosity
  • Attention to detail
  • Understand Western issues
  • Out-of-box thinking to short news and analysis
  • A year of journalism experience or more
  • Demonstrable knowledge of issues of the Western U.S.

For More Information

Contact Brian Calvert, Editor-in-Chief, via email brianc@hcn.org for further information.

How to Apply

Deadline: Winter/Spring applicants apply by Nov. 1, 2019. Summer/Fall applicants apply by Mar. 15, 2020.

Applicants should prepare the following materials:

  • A cover letter
  • A résumé
  • Contact information for three references (phone and email)
  • Three writing samples (plus multimedia samples, if applicable)

Please send in your materials via email to Brian Calvert, Editor-in-Chief, at brianc@hcn.org. Be sure to title your subject line with "Fellowship Application".

In case when emailing is not an option, please mail your materials to the following address:

Western State Colorado University/ ATTN High Country News
Brian Calvert
Kelley Hall
600 N. Adams Street
Gunnison, CO 81231

Sponsor Organization
High Country News