The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), based at Columbia University, runs an annual Summer Journalism Workshop for student publication staffs.
Students attend an in-person week on the New York campus, as residents or commuters, or a week-long virtual session, and follow one workshop: reporting and writing, editorial leadership, digital media, broadcast journalism or design.
Benefits & funding
- Participants pay; no scholarship is listed.
- 2026 rates (2027 may change): US$3,000 per resident week, US$1,700 per commuter week, US$1,100 per virtual session.
- Plus a US$100 University activities fee per person per week; two-week residents add US$300 for the weekend between sessions.
- CSPA gives no refunds for cancelled registrations.
Eligibility
- Students at senior high schools (public, private or faith-based) in the U.S., or at international schools following an American plan of education.
- No junior high or middle school students.
- Residential: students aged 15 must turn 16 by December 31 of the year they attend.
- Commuter: students entering grades 9–12.
- No nationality or residence rule is stated; the Dow Jones News Fund directory also lists advisers as participants.
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“The workshop is intended for secondary school students from schools in the U.S. and international schools following an American plan of education. … No junior high or middle school students are accepted.” Eligibility
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Application process
- 1Register online once registration opens (fall 2026 for summer 2027).
- 2Choose resident, commuter or virtual, and one workshop.
- 3Pay by the standard deadline (May 8 in 2026; purchase orders by May 29); later registrations must be paid by card at once. The directory listed June 12, 2026 as the deadline.
Program timeline
Fall 2026
Registration opens for 2027
Last cycle’s deadline (directory)
June 12, 2026
In-person week
June 20–25, 2027
Three virtual weeks
July 5–23, 2027