Applications Open for 2025-2026 Rosalynn Carter

Journalism Fellowships

 Fellowships include international one focusing on climate change’s impact on mental health

• Carter Center provides training, resources, support for year of mental health reporting

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025-2026 cohort of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. Journalists reporting on mental health topics within the United States are encouraged to apply. In addition, a new international fellowship, introduced in 2024, will focus on the intersection of mental health and climate change. Climate change fellowship applicants should be based in countries considered the most vulnerable, outside of the United States.

The Carter Center will accept proposals for both the U.S. and international climate change fellowships through April 2, 2025. Projects can be in any format — digital, audio, video, print — and applicants are encouraged to think creatively within the topic area. Those selected will join a cohort of more than 285 fellows from the past 29 years. Qualified applicants must be journalists with at least three years of experience.

The yearlong, nonresidential fellowships equip journalists with the resources necessary to produce compelling and solutions-based stories on mental health and substance use issues. Fellows develop the skills to effectively report on difficult but important topics across evolving and emerging platforms.

The application for the 2025-2026 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism is available here. Applications must be completed and submitted online. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Fellows will be announced on July 9, 2025, on the Carter Center's website and social media channels. The 2025-2026 fellowship year begins in early October 2025, when new and outgoing fellows join to discuss their proposed and completed projects. See other important dates and deadlines can be found here.

U.S. applicants qualify for
Rosalynn Carter Journalism Fellowships.
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International applicants qualify for
Mental Health and Climate Change Fellowships.
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About The Carter Center Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism

Founded in 1996, by former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the groundbreaking Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism program awards year-long, non-residential fellowships to journalists to report on a mental health topic of their choice. Fellows receive a generous stipend, training, networking opportunities, and access to top experts and resources in mental health and journalism. Fellowships are available to US-based journalists and for international journalists interested in exploring the relationships between climate change and mental health.

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