The Robert W. Greene Summer Institute is a summer journalism workshop run since 2009 by Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism, named after Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Greene.
Students live in campus residence halls for six days and learn reporting, writing, editing, photography, video and podcasting from professional journalists, reporting in teams on and off campus. Their work is published on the program site, GreeneGazette.com.
Benefits & funding
- Six days of teaching by professional journalists in the school’s newsroom, podcast and TV studios.
- Fee: US$1,500, due on acceptance; covers campus housing, meals and tuition.
- Several need-based scholarships cover the total cost.
- Published work on GreeneGazette.com.
Eligibility
- Designed for high school sophomores and juniors considering careers in journalism or media production.
- Most participants come from Long Island, New York City and nearby counties, and past cohorts have included students from other states; the pages opened state no citizenship or residence rule.
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Application process
- 1Submit the program’s online application form, linked from its Dow Jones News Fund directory listing; the 2026 deadline was 6 March.
- 2Accepted students pay the US$1,500 fee unless they receive a scholarship.
Program timeline
6 March 2026
2026 application deadline
26–31 July 2026
2026 workshop on campus