Through hands-on opportunities to learn from the best in the industry, we ground tomorrow’s journalism leaders in time-honored values and skills, while preparing them to tell stories and reach audiences in innovative ways. We strive to engage people of many backgrounds because journalism is most effective when those who report the news reflect the people and communities they cover.
Students with internship experiences are more likely to find employment upon graduation than those without, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. During the past decade, more than 500 students have honed their skills in newsrooms across the country, thanks to Scripps Howard internships.
The Scripps Howard Fund is expanding opportunities for aspiring journalists through paid internships at the Columbia Missourian – a nonprofit newspaper serving the Columbia, Missouri, community. This summer, the Fund is sponsoring two 10-week reporting internships at The Missourian. The deadline to apply is Feb. 28. Learn more about the internship and sign up for a virtual Q&A. apply here.
The Scripps Howard Fund is partnering with the Institute for Nonprofit News to offer 25 paid internships to journalism students in 2026. Learn more here.
The Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism offer $80,000 stipends to five journalism professionals for nine months of study at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Apply by March 1; fellowships begin in mid-August.