NABJ-Wall Street Journal Internship 2027

Overview

The NABJ-Wall Street Journal Internship 2027 gives college students the chance to work in award-winning newsrooms in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Washington D.C. It is a paid internship offering practical work experience and mentorship, a robust orientation and tailored training sessions. Interns are encouraged to pitch their own stories and projects and follow them through to completion with guidance from an editor.

The organisers seek self-starters who understand the needs of a sophisticated digital audience across multiple platforms and who can work independently under deadline pressure. Commitment to high journalistic standards and excellent writing and reporting skills are required. Expertise in business or finance is not needed, but curiosity and eagerness to learn are.

What you get

Pay is $28.57 an hour for 35 hours per week.

Who can apply

Applicants must be NABJ student members in good standing and currently enrolled at an accredited U.S. college or university. Eligible candidates include undergraduates classified as sophomores or juniors at the time of application, and graduate students who have not yet completed their program. The internship is not open to graduating seniors or anyone who will have finished an undergraduate or graduate degree before the internship starts.

Requirements

A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale, verified by an official transcript, is required. Applicants should have completed at least one prior reporting internship with a professional media organization, or published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.

How to apply

Applicants may apply for multiple NABJ scholarship, internship and fellowship opportunities, but only one award is given per calendar year per recipient.

Key dates

The application deadline is 11:59 PM PT on Friday, October 30, 2026.