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Apply for 2025

Program dates: June 29 to July 25, 2025, on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, IL.

Deadline: All materials must be received by 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (The Institute does not accept applications by fax or email.)

Tuition: $5,000, which includes room and board.

Financial aid: The University has up to $100,000 in financial aid and scholarships available for 2025 students. Complete the financial-aid form if you are applying for financial aid or if you want to be considered for one of the named scholarships listed in the brochure. Students who apply for financial aid automatically will be considered for any of the named scholarships for which they qualify. (No need to complete the form if you are not applying for aid.)

Program brochure: Check back in September/October for the 2025 brochure.

Application: Check back in September/October for the 2025 application. 

The 2024 Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute staff, from left: Carlin McCarthy, John Kupetz, Gabi Egozi, Joe Grimm, Audrey Pachuta, J.A. Adande, Ilse von Heimburg, Ceci Rodgers (partially hidden), Karen Springen, Marjorie Geraci, Mary Lou Song, Juliet Allan, Ava Thompson Greenwell, Roger Boye.
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