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CLARIFY Youth Program

How to Apply:

The CLARIFY (The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth) program is a paid opportunity for NYC high school students entering their junior or senior year (11th or 12th grades) in the upcoming school year. Students graduating in June are also eligible to apply.

CLARIFY accepts applications from New York City high school students twice a year for its summer and fall sessions. Applicants are required to submit a writing sample along with their application.

Program Details:

Summer Internship:

The summer internship is a six-week program that meets in person daily from 10:00-4:00 at a mid-town location. Field trips and reporting assignments are held throughout the city.
Students must commit to fully participating and attending each day.
Successful participants can earn up to $2000 for completing the full internship

Fall Internship:

Sessions are held virtually two days a week, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with some on-site field trips scheduled throughout the program.
Students must commit to attending all sessions and actively participate in the virtual sessions with cameras on.
Successful participants will receive a stipend of $500 at the end of the program.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must reside within New York City.
Eligible applicants for this session are high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors attending a public or charter school in NYC. Homeschooled students may also apply. Applicants do not need to have experience in journalism, but should be interested in journalism, writing, and current events.
Students must commit to attending all program sessions, without schedule conflicts, and actively participate.

Application Deadlines:

This is a highly competitive program and we can only accept a select few candidates due to the limited size. If we are unable to offer you a reporting internship, we encourage you to reapply for future sessions, and to continue your pursuit of journalism. If you have questions about CLARIFY or the application process, please contact [email protected].

Applications are currently closed. Click to be notified when the next round is open.

Name

Phone

Name of Your High School

Does your high school have a student newspaper? If so, are you involved with it?

What grade will you be entering in the fall of 2024?

What issues or topics in your community would you be most interested in writing about for City Limits, and why?

The fall 2024 internship is an eight-week program starting Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Sessions will be held virtually two days a week, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with some on-site field trips scheduled throughout the program. Students must commit to attending all sessions and actively participate in the virtual sessions with cameras on. Do you have any conflicts (work, sports, school activities, classes, childcare duties, travel plans) that would prevent you from working these dates and hours?

Do you have access to a laptop or tablet that you could use during program hours? (Note: This is asked to plan for equipment needs; it is not required to participate. City Limits will provide equipment to participants as needed.)

Is there anything else you would like us to know?

Please upload a sample of your own writing that you're proud of. It can be a class paper, an article, a college essay — anything that you wrote to present to someone else that demonstrates your writing skills (PLEASE LIMIT SUBMISSIONS TO 2 PAGES OR LESS).