TJA Reporting Fellowship
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Trans Journalists Association (TJA)
Remote (local)- Career category: Comms/ Digital/ Media
- Job type: Fellowship
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: USD 5,000 USD / Budget
- Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 20/02/2026
- Location: United States
The Trans Journalists Association’s Reporting Fellowship directly invests in accurate, nuanced coverage of trans rights and communities. In its inaugural year, seven journalists will be selected as fellows to pursue innovative, timely, and mission-aligned reporting projects. Each fellow will receive mentorship, professional development, and a stipend to support their efforts.
Freelancers, staff journalists, and independent creators are all eligible to apply. See additional applicant eligibility info below.
We are looking for applications that are aligned with TJA's mission to promote quality coverage of trans communities, which includes stories in myriad formats and across varied beats. We are interested in applications that are not simply one-off stories, and can be published within the fellowship’s six-month duration.
What this fellowship offers
In the fellowship’s first year, seven fellows will be selected to receive support in the pursuit of innovative, timely, and mission-aligned reporting projects within a six-month period, starting in March. The cohort will receive mentorship and participate in virtual professional development sessions.
What we ask of fellows
After submitting proper payment documentation and contractual agreements, fellows are expected to attend a virtual orientation meeting in late March. Following orientation, fellows agree to meet with the fellowship’s reporting mentor on a monthly basis to discuss their project and/or career development. Fellows are responsible for submitting periodic status updates, publication notifications, and programmatic reflections to the TJA, as requested.
All reporting projects are expected to be published in or by a news media outlet before the fellowship ends in September. While publishing entities retain full editorial control, work published through the fellowship must include credit of TJA’s partnership.
In addition to attending an in-person event at the end of the fellowship (September/October), fellows will be required to submit feedback forms.
Who is eligible to apply
Any U.S.-based journalist who is eligible for a TJA membership can apply. Generally, that means anyone whose work — either full-time, part-time, or on an independent/freelance basis — contributes to the creation of news and media products for an editorially independent publication. This can include audio journalists, broadcast reporters, and photographers among others. You can also apply if you are a student working towards becoming a journalist in some capacity.
Eligible applicants believe in the TJA’s mission to promote more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans rights and communities in the media and support gender-expansive journalists in their workplaces and careers.
We’d love to see applications from current TJA members and journalists from historically underrepresented communities in journalism and media. That includes but is not limited to trans and gender-expansive people of all genders, queer folks, disabled individuals, and people of color. Journalists from local, regional, and under-resourced news organizations and early-career professionals are encouraged to apply.
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