The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship Grant

The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: University of California, Berkeley
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: November 13, 2025

Summary

The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship offers ten $10,000 grants annually to journalists for in-depth stories on psychedelics. This initiative aims to foster a new generation of journalists covering the evolving landscape of psychedelics through compelling narratives. Applicants must provide a story pitch, work samples, and references. The fellowship is committed to supporting diverse journalists and encourages international applications, while focusing on print and audio mediums.

Overview

The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship offers ten $10,000 reporting grants per year to journalists reporting in-depth print and audio stories on the science, policy, business and culture of this new era of psychedelics. In addition to underwriting individual stories, the Fellowship aims to establish and nurture a new generation of journalists covering the frontlines of this rapidly changing field. We’re looking for big, underreported, narratively compelling stories placed in rich political, economic, scientific, and cultural contexts. We are committed to supporting journalists from diverse backgrounds and of all nationalities. The fellowship is a project of the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Reporting grant applicants need to submit a well-researched and compelling story pitch, three published or aired work samples, a resume, and two letters of reference.Awards are intended to cover reporting costs and living expenses. We expect news organizations to pay journalists for their work once it is published or aired.At this time we are focusing on print and audio journalists. We welcome international applications. We cannot assist with visas. We are looking for stories in English and can only accept grant applications and published clips in English.We expect stories to be completed six months from when reporting grants are issued.

Ineligibility

We do not assign stories and cannot consult on proposals or story pitches before they are submitted. We do not accept proposals via email.We cannot split reporting grants between multiple people at this time.As of 2024 we will no longer funding books in progress.Full time employees of UC Berkeley cannot apply.