RNS/IA Religion Journalism Fellowship - Interfaith America

About the Opportunity

This fellowship helps future religion news journalists develop their awareness of the impact of faith on politics and culture by deepening their understanding of religious expression and developing skills specific to covering belief, spirituality, interfaith cooperation and civic pluralism in America. The 2025-26 fellowship builds on the success of four previous reporting cohorts, in which more than two dozen stories by 15 fellows appeared on RNS, Interfaith America Magazine and in RNS subscriber publications.

Fellowship Expectations

The fellowship will run from September 2025 to May 2026. The fellows will be awarded a $4,200 stipend and are expected to report and write at least one feature religion story monthly, published on the RNS website and considered for publication, as relevant, on the Interfaith America Magazine site. The fellowship is primarily virtual, but fellows will have to travel for two mandatory, fully sponsored in-person gatherings. One is a writing and storytelling workshop in Chicago in the Fall of 2025, and another is a convening at the Religion News Association (RNA) conference in the Spring of 2026. July 18 deadline.