Underrepresented news leaders are eligible for scholarships to attend a leadership program.
Columbia Journalism School is offering the 2026 Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program. To support the program, Columbia Journalism School is sponsoring up to four scholarships for news leaders to attend. The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is also offering up to two scholarships per year for its members to attend journalism executive education programs like Sulzberger.
The program trains news leaders to lead innovation and solve strategic business challenges in a time of rapid transformation, uncertainty and opportunity.
Fellows in this five-month low-residency program spend three weeks at Columbia Journalism School in New York City, starting with a 10-day residency in January 2026.
Fellows then work on their project and assignments back at their organizations and attend a weekly virtual cohort meeting. Fellows return to New York for one final week of residency.
The scholarship covers tuition. Fellows selected for the placements will be responsible for their own travel and lodging during the New York campus residencies.
The application deadline is Oct. 12.