This Fellowship, new in 2026, has been established via the David McClure Trust Fund.

The fund will support one nonfiction writer per year for the next five years to work on a timely and independent piece of long-form journalism that holds significant relevance within today’s society. It will focus on public interest journalism. The Fellowship is for writers that already have an investigation underway but are unable to progress it without financial support.

The applicant must submit an 1500-word pitch including a synopsis of their investigation and its aims, objectives, key research undertaken and progress to date, and what support they need to complete it, and how the Fellowship funds will be utilized.

📌 The fellowship can operate fully online from anywhere in the world