The New England High School Journalism Collaborative is excited to announce that we will hold our all-expense-paid summer workshop for students interested in journalism for the 39th year.
The workshop dates are June 20-27, 2026.
The program is intended to serve students in traditionally underserved and underrepresented communities. Some preference is given to current juniors and seniors in high school.
Students will be housed and work out of a newsroom at Simmons University in Boston, and learn to report, write, edit for a newspaper, and produce multimedia projects for a website. They will be assigned stories, conduct interviews, and will be exposed to working on a deadline to create their own newspaper.
The New England Newspaper and Press Association will be assisting with the application process.
Application guidelines are as follows:
- Only students who attend high school in the New England states (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) are eligible.
- Only students currently in high school may apply, including graduating seniors. The program is not accepting students who have already taken part in the program.
- Students must be recommended by a teacher.
- A letter of recommendation from the sponsoring teacher must accompany the application.
- A transcript from the school with the student’s most recent grades must accompany the application.
- An essay of no more than 500 words must accompany the application. The applicant can write about why they should be selected to participate in this program OR how writing has helped the applicant explore and understand a problem in their life.
- Students will need to upload a headshot.
Submission Instructions:
After submitting the application form, applicants will receive a confirmation email with instructions to email all required documents (letter of recommendation, transcript, personal essay, and headshot) to the program administrator.
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All materials should be sent as PDF or Word document attachments.
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Links to online work must be compiled into a single document and included as an attachment.
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Please do not paste individual story links into the body of the email.
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Applicants who experience issues with large file sizes should contact the program administrator for assistance.
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Applicants will be contacted if any required materials are missing.
If you have problems using the form or uploading documents, you should email students@nenpa.com.
The deadline for applications is Friday, April 3, 2026.
Students will be notified of their status by the end of April.
Don’t miss the chance to take part in this unique program established more than 39 years ago and funded by the Carole C. Remick Foundation. We are looking forward to training the next generation of journalists.
If there are additional questions or if the applicant needs special accommodations to submit information, please email Leah Lamson, NEHSJC managing director, at leah@nehsjc.org.