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Tarbell Fellowship 2026

Posted on: 04 Dec, 2025 Deadline: 15 Jan, 2026

The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program for journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence. Fellows secure a nine-month placement at a major newsroom, participate in a 10-week course covering AI and journalism fundamentals, and attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Francisco Bay Area. Host newsrooms in 2025 included Bloomberg, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time Magazine, and many other leading outlets.

Summary

Application Deadline: 7 January 2026
Value: $60,000–$80,000 (Early Career), $90,000–$110,000 (Senior Fellows)
Category: Fellowship
Sponsor: Tarbell Fellowship
Course to Study: Journalism covering Artificial Intelligence
Eligible Country: All nationalities

Eligibility Criteria for Tarbell Fellowship 2026

The Fellowship is open to early-career journalists from around the globe.
Passionate Journalist: Strong enthusiasm for journalism; prior newsroom experience (including student newspapers) is desirable but not required.
AI Expertise: Deep interest in AI and its societal impact. Experience in tech journalism, machine learning, or AI governance is helpful.
Excellent Writing: Creative storytelling and ability to quickly grasp and articulate new topics, producing compelling copy under tight deadlines.
Open-minded: Dedicated to finding the truth, open to criticism, and committed to improving writing and thinking.

Benefits of Tarbell Fellowship 2026

The Tarbell Fellowship provides a stipend of $60,000 to $80,000 to support placements for early-career fellows, and $90,000 to $110,000 for Senior Fellows (with 5 or more years of experience in journalism or AI).

How to Apply

This application form includes five sections. We expect it to take about one hour to complete, provided you already have a current CV and writing samples.

About you (CV and writing samples)
Placement matching
Multiple choice
Short answers
Quick final questions

We encourage you to draft your answers in a separate document first and then copy and paste them into this form when you are ready to submit. If you have any questions or concerns while completing this application, please get in touch.

For more information, kindly visit the Tarbell Fellowship webpage.

Application Deadline

January 15, 2026

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