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2025 CSSS Journalism Fellows: Chrissie Giles, Emily Buder, and George Musser. (image: Katie Mast/SFI)

SFI's Complex Systems Summer School Journalism Fellowship is a residential, immersive program that offers two accomplished journalists the opportunity to explore complex-systems science. Open to national and international journalists, eligible candidates must have a demonstrated interest in reporting on topics related to complex systems.

During their residency in Santa Fe, Fellows are embedded in SFI’s iconic Complex Systems Summer School, where they learn through an intensive series of lectures and labs taught by world-renowned faculty. At the end of the school, they have an additional self-directed week at SFI’s main campus to interact with scientists and learn about the Institute. Equipped with a new appreciation for the history of and trends in complex-systems science, and the state and limitations of current scientific theory, the Fellows leave better prepared to convey the interrelatedness of our complex world.

The Fellowship is open to journalists with at least seven years' experience, clips illustrating familiarity with complexity science, and a clear articulation of how the Fellowship will advance their reporting. Fellows receive a generous stipend for the duration of the Fellowship, travel reimbursement, and housing.

Application Requirements

Applications for the 2026 Fellowship will be open from November 14, 2025, through February 4, 2026. All application materials must be completed by the deadline. 

Applicants should submit: 

1. —Biographical information (filled out directly in the application portal).
2. —A current résumé.
3. —A statement that describes your journalism, interest in reporting on complex systems, and goals for participating in the Fellowship (maximum two pages).
4. —Five clips demonstrating your interest in and ability to report on topics related to complex-systems science.
5. —One letter of recommendation.