Applications are live as of Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, and can be found by clicking the “Apply” link on the top of this page. Deadline to apply has been extended to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018.

This is a great question. You will need to make sure to have all these supporting documents with you when you apply because you will not be able to save the work you’ve done and come back later to finish the application.

The documents and information you will need when you apply:

1. Your resume. Please make sure to name your resume this way: First Initial(dot)Last Name(dot)Resume, for example, J.Doe.Resume
2. 500-word essay. Essay question: In the current political climate, where journalism and the Fourth Estate are constantly under attack, do you think that newsroom diversity and inclusion are important — and why do you want to be a journalist?
3. Three writing samples. These writing samples must be uploaded as word docs or in PDF format. And please make sure to name your document this way: First initial(dot)Last Name(dot)Writing(dot)Number, for example, J.Doe.Writing.1; J.Doe.Writing.2; J.Doe.Writing.3.
4. URLs to your visual or audio works. There is a space for you to provide links to your videos, audios and photography.
5. Names and email addresses of two references: one professional reference and one personal reference. We will contact the references to ask for a recommendation letter.

In addition: We require your official transcript, which your registrar will mail to us. Also, if you do not attend an HBCU or Hispanic-serving Institution, you will need to become a member of a minority journalists’ association. We check memberships at the finalist stage.

The program is for rising college seniors or recent college graduates. We recruit from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs). However, if the applicant does not or did not attend an HBCU or HSI, he or she must then be a member of a journalists of color organization. These organizations include the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA); the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA); the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ); the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ); the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA); and the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA).

You do not have to be a journalism major to apply. What is more important is your ability to write and your desire to be a journalist. Previous journalism experience is not necessary to apply for the program. However, it might influence where you are placed for your summer internship. A few Knight Newmark J-School internship partners do prefer that their interns have some experience.

In Summer 2018, the program will be in session from Saturday, June 2, through Saturday, July 28.

In Summer 2018, the program will be in session from Saturday, June 2, through Saturday, July 28.

If your friend’s wedding is a priority, we understand. However, the program requires your full participation for the duration. You would need to commit to the program full time in June and July — and that means you would miss your friend’s wedding.

Please have your college or university to mail your official transcript to:

Ms. Nancy Ayala
Director of Diversity Initiatives
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York
219 W. 40th St., Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10018

Deadline to apply for the Knight NewmarkJ Summer 2018 Internship Program has been extended to Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018.

Any rising senior or recent bachelor’s degree recipient who attends/attended an HBCU, a Hispanic-serving Institution or is a member of journalists of color associations is eligible to apply. There are other requirements. Please see “Who is eligible to apply for the Summer 2018 session?” below.

If you are a member of a journalists of color association, you are eligible to apply. There are other requirements. Please see “Who is eligible to apply for the Summer 2018 session?” below.

Yes, you are eligible to apply. Please see “Who is eligible to apply for the Summer 2018 session?” below.

(a) A current college junior who

1. Will be a senior in Fall 2018;
2. Attends an HBCU or HSI;
3. Or is a member of a journalist of color organization such as the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) or the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA).

(b) A recent college graduate who

1. Received a bachelor’s degree in May 2016 or at a later date;
2. Attended an HBCU or HSI;
3. Or is a member of a journalist of color organization such as AAJA, AMEJA, NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA or SAJA.

Yes, you can apply. You are eligible for the Summer 2018 session because you received your bachelor’s degree after May 2016.

Yes. Their summer internship supervisors provide us with evaluations at the end of the program. In addition, each participant submits a multiplatform project that they have pitched and worked on over the summer that will be evaluated by the program professors.

Absolutely.

A rising senior is a college junior who is about to enter his or her senior year in college.