HEAL Fellowship Application (2024)

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The HEAL fellowship aims to serve youth struggling with mental health issues by supporting U.S. journalists to report on and amplify solutions.  Ten U.S journalists will be selected based on the strength of their project’s equity component, and how closely their project proposals align with the following four HEAL criteria. (You can check out the list of 2023-2024 HEAL Fellows’ projects, here).


Successful fellowship projects will:
  • (H)elp spread rigorous reporting on what’s working to address mental health issues and inequities, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, racism, neglect, loneliness, food insecurity, housing instability, economic instability, and community violence, and promote thriving 
  • (E)xpand young audiences’ access to solutions reporting on issues affecting them by partnering with mental health influencers and local networks related to the issue area
  • (A)ssess impact of solutions reporting and community engagement by collecting audience engagement metrics and anecdotes 
  • (L)earn and teach others how to report on and amplify youth mental health solutions journalism, by creating training materials and becoming certified SJ trainers (ToT)
What do the HEAL Fellows receive?
  • Deep connections with a tight-knit community of solutions journalism fellows from around the world, who will serve as lasting sources of accountability, problem-solving and encouragement during and beyond the yearlong fellowship;
  • Access to exclusive professional development sessions from SJN staff and external partners on storytelling, engagement, fundraising, equity and more;
  • An honorarium of up to $5,000, proportional to the scope of the fellow’s project

What is the timeline for the application, decisions, and onboarding? 
  • APPLICATION PERIOD: (September 10th - October 15th, 11:59pm ET): Five-question application, one 60-second video. Application should take no longer than 1 hour to complete.
  • SELECTION AND ONBOARDING  (October 15th - October 22nd): The  2024 - 2025 HEAL Fellows will be selected and onboarded. 
  • KICKOFF CALL: Wednesday November 13th 3pm ET, 2024 - 2025 HEAL Fellows will meet one another and learn about their projects. 
  • FELLOWSHIP BEGINS (October 22 2024 - October 11 2025): Over the course of the twelve month fellowship, on the second Wednesday of the month, fellows will engage in monthly fellows-only calls and professional development sessions. By the end of the fellowship, they will become accredited ‘Trainers’ of solutions journalism. 


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