Dow Jones News Fund Incorporated
The Dow Jones News Fund (based in Princeton, NJ) is a nonprofit that promotes careers in journalism through paid internships, training programs, fellowships, and grants. The site includes program and application pages, news and press releases, board and financial information, and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations running high-school journalism workshops, scholastic press programs, university journalism departments, local journalism nonprofits, or individuals eligible for the fund’s scholarships.
Good Fit
- • Operates a high-school journalism workshop or program aligned with the fund’s stated purposes.
- • Has a track record or partnership with prior grantees or recognized journalism institutions.
- • Is located in the foundation’s home state or is part of an established national journalism program.
- • Seeks project-scale support in the $4K–$10K range or is eligible for larger scholarship awards.
Geography
In the latest year grants reached organizations in about ten states, indicating a multi‑state footprint, although a majority of dollars (roughly 62%) remained in the foundation’s home state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 12 distinct recipients including universities, scholastic press groups, news organizations and an individual scholarship recipient; this is a moderately broad recipient set but giving is also financially concentrated in a few awards.
New Applicants
The foundation states it only funds preselected applicants and the published materials indicate an invitation-based process; although four new recipients appeared in the latest year, the declared preselection policy and a pattern of returning grantees make unsolicited entry unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
