Reporting Fellowship (2026)

Join our team as a reporting fellow to learn from and contribute to our high-impact investigations. 

Lighthouse Reports is hiring a part-time reporting fellow to work with us from 16 March 2026 to 18 September 2026. 

Fellows will be mentored by Lighthouse journalists and fully embedded within investigations. Where possible, they will also join our remotely distributed team for in-person meetings.

Who we are 

Lighthouse Reports is a multi award-winning nonprofit newsroom renowned for innovative public interest investigations that reach global public audiences. Working with many of the world’s leading media, our teams pursue investigations dealing with the most important issues of our time, from migration and climate to conflict and technology and accountability.

Lighthouse is registered in The Netherlands with an ANBI status. Its core team works from four different continents.

What to expect as a Lighthouse fellow 

Over the course of six months, you will work with us to seed investigations, build reporting coalitions and devise impact strategies. You will sharpen your journalistic skills with some of the leaders in the field. You will apply your unique strengths to ongoing investigations.

This is a part-time fellowship requiring 2.5 days per week, lasting for 6 months. 

We offer a stipend of €1,100 per month. 

We are a distributed team and you can be based anywhere in the world with a good internet connection. Fellows must provide their own laptop.

Is this you? 

You are an early-career professional, with less than five years of professional experience in journalism or a related field, who is passionate about investigative journalism and committed to the hard work involved in cross-border collaborations. You are constantly curious about new ways of doing journalism and making it reach the people that matter. You thrive in diverse and multicultural teams.

The application process

Submissions close on 2 January 2026

Shortlisted applicants can expect to get a written assignment by 23 January and be interviewed by 13 February

Fellow starts work on 16 March 2026

• Less than five years of working experience 
• Some prior experience in reporting or journalism-adjacent field 
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Keen sense of news
• Advanced research skills, such as using public records requests and follow-the-money tools.

• €1,100 per month (2.5 days a week)
• 5 days leave for the duration of fellowship

Got a question about the fellowship? Join our webinar on:

Tuesday 9, Dec 10am, CET – Sign up here

Thursday 11, Dec 3pm, CET – Sign up here