Journalists in Residence Program

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The application is open for the Spring 2027 cohort. Deadline: September 20.

The Stigler Center’s mission includes efforts to enrich the public debate on matters related to the interaction between politics and the economy.

The media plays a crucial role in that effort by gathering and disseminating information on the behavior of different players in the market and uncovering potential wrongdoings. With the aim of shaping leaders in business reporting, we launched the Stigler Center’s Journalists in Residence Program in 2017. The program provides a transformative learning experience for journalists working in all forms of media around the world. Participants spend approximately 12 weeks on our Chicago Hyde Park campus, auditing classes, participating in Stigler Center events, collaborating with peers, and networking with the university’s scholars. Journalists with at least some years of experience, proficient English, and an interest in deepening their knowledge and understanding of political economy are encouraged to apply. Video Transcript LUIGI ZINGALES: The Stigler Center, we focus on the various ways in which competition is subverted by vested interests. Media play a crucial role in a good functioning of the market economy. There is less and less money in news reporting. It's very hard for journalists to receive their adequate level of training. MADHAV V. RAJAN: We launched the Stigler Center's Journalists in Residence program back in 2017 with the aim of shaping the next generation of leaders in business reporting, giving some of the world's most promising business journalists the tools that they need to investigate, understand, and promote markets. STEPHEN CARROLL: I definitely learned an awful lot during this program and things that I probably should have known before as a business journalist, for example, learning about accounting principles and how to read the detail in company accounts, things that I wouldn't necessarily have been able to do, particularly at speed, before. LUIGI ZINGALES: I think it's important to bring journalists from all over the world because one of the goals of this program is to expose our students and our faculty to what happens around the world. BROOKE FOX: Personally, I had never been a reporter in a foreign country. And so it was a really good opportunity for me to learn about what is reporting like in India, what is journalism like in China right now? I mean, it was truly a global program, and that was an education for me. SAMUEL SANYA: Being around Chicago and going to some of the major sites and understanding the US economy was very life changing for me. ADESOLA AFOLABI: Bull's games, the Cubs games...We went to the Andy's Jazz Club one Friday and that was really soothing.It was just the perfect end to a very serious study week. I really enjoyed that. And I think those are some of my really great memories that I'm going to take back home with me from Chicago. GABRIEL BALDOCCHI: Being able to interact with the students and the faculty was definitely something that stood out in the program to me. TANYA THOMAS: You walk down the corridor, and you're running into Nobel Prize laureates, right? That's quite cool. SAMUEL SANYA: There's so many seminars that we have here about so many things that are going on around the world. When you come here, you're able to see how things happen from the inside of the business world, how people, how the executives think. It just changes how you think as a business journalist. You leave this program with a feel for what's to come, a deeper understanding for what is. When you go back to reporting, you're reporting more with an insider's view of things. Do apply. This is worth it. Learn How to Apply

Program Features

The program offers exclusive seminars, opportunities to study with world-class faculty, and the chance to network with colleagues from around the world. Details include: • Reimbursement for economy-class airfare to/from Chicago and SEVIS and visa application fees • A stipend* of $14,000 to cover living expenses over the 12-week program • Auditing classes at one of the top global business schools • Participation in seminars and workshops at Chicago Booth and across the university • An opportunity to write for the ProMarket publication • Opportunities to collaborate with Booth faculty, students, and fellow program participants • Health insurance through UChicago's student/visitor plan** • Housing guidance and resources to help you find short-term accommodations in Chicago for the duration of the program • Certificate of participation upon successful completion of program

Program Expectations

Participants are expected to: • Audit three classes • Participate in class and complete all required readings and assignments • Attend Stigler Center seminars, lectures, conferences, and social events, as well as other activities recommended by the center • Engage respectfully with their cohort as well as the larger university community • Sign a letter of agreement with the center to indicate that the program and university guidelines and expectations are mutually agreed upon • Possess sufficient funds to cover living expenses for up to the first month of the program, as stipend disbursement can take up to a month to process

Dates and Deadlines

The application deadline for the Spring 2027 program is September 20, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. CT Chicago time. Decisions will be announced by end of December 2026. The Spring 2027 program will run tentatively March 15 – May 31, 2027. Apply Now

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