WASHNGTON, DC; March 5, 2026 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism today announced that eight accomplished journalists have been awarded Alicia Patterson Fellowships to conduct public-service reporting this year. The annual fellowships foster independent, in-depth reporting on topics of public interest. The fellowships were established
The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2025 Fellowship Winners “The Past is Always Present: From the Killing Fields of Iraq to the Search for Solutions to Climate Change in Europe” “When Public Health Crises Collide: Kidney Disease, Dialysis and the Coming Climate Disaster” “How Gulf Money is
The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2024 Fellowship Winners “The Deadly Racial Impact of Prison Discipline” “Unlocking the Gates: Investigating Real Estate Discrimination Against Black Families in America’s Suburbs” “The Amazon’s Tipping Point: Humanity’s Last Chance to Save the World’s Largest Rainforest” “After Decades of Disinvestment, Black
The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2023 Fellowship Winners Final Judges for the 58th Annual Competition: Sandy Close – founder Ethnic Media Services, Pacific News Service and New America Media Erika Hayasaki– associate professor, U.C. Irvine Literary Journalism Program and APF’18 Robert Lee Hotz– journalist and
The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2022 Fellowship Winners Final Judges for the 57th Annual Competition: Sandy Close – founder Ethnic Media Services, Pacific News Service and New America Media Eric Ferrero – director, Fund for Investigative Journalism Erika Hayasaki – associate professor, U.C. Irvine Literary Journalism
