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We are now accepting applications for the 2025-26 academic year on a rolling basis. Complete Step 1, and we’ll contact you to plan a deadline.

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Step One: Letting Us Know You’re Applying

Before you prepare your application, please fill in the following three items to tell us you will be applying so we can open a file, keep an eye out for any questions, and remind you of upcoming deadlines.

Your Profile

Please share your e-mail so that reach you with next steps.
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Resume or Curriculum Vitae or LinkedIn

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.
Please provide your LinkedIn profile address

Step 2: Your Full Application.

Complete Step 1 (above) and we’ll contact you to set a deadline for these materials (below).

Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.

Official Academic Transcripts and/or Professional Designation (PDF scan)

Official transcripts of your academic record from each university attended and/or an official record of your professional designation are required for admission. Please either scan or take a screenshot of your transcripts and/or designations and attach them to the application. Applicants who attended universities outside North America must provide notarized English translations to accompany all documentation not written in English.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.

Letter of Intent

Why are you interested in this program? What subject do you wish to cover and why do you have advanced knowledge of that field?
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.

Two Story Proposals

Please identify two important stories in your field that have not received enough media coverage. Pitch each story separately with a 200-word proposal, explaining why the story is important and providing some evidence.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.

One Fully-Reported Story

Report one of the stories you proposed in written form. Please do not write an opinion piece; we’d like to see a clear story that is well-researched and reported, and that includes information obtained through interviews with one or two sources. Story length should range from 800 to 1000 words; stories that exceed this length will not be read. Note, we’re not looking for anything prize-winning here, just your best effort. The stories you send us will remain private. They will not be published or seen by anyone outside of the admissions committee.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.

Additional Communications Examples

Feel free to send up to three examples of other writing or communications products that you would like to share with us. These examples can be in any format, including blogs, articles, papers, videos, or audio. If you tweet, please tell us your handle. Don’t worry If you have no other examples to share; we don’t expect applicants to have much, if any, communications experience.
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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.

    Two letters of recommendation are required, from referees who are familiar with your academic and/or professional work.

    Please have your referees e-mail their letters directly to us at journalism.dlsph@utoronto.ca using the subject line “candidate’s last name, candidate’s first initial—reference. Your referees should attest to your knowledge of your subject matter and their experience of the personal qualities we describe on the homepage.Your referees should attest to your knowledge of your subject matter and their experience of the personal qualities we expect in a Fellow. Please refer to the personal qualities we describe on the home page.

    Statement of Integrity

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    Costs & Financing

    Tuition is $13,000 CAD plus 13% harmonized sales tax for the seven-month program; use this calculator to estimate the costs in your currency. If you pay income taxes in Canada, your tuition is eligible for a 15% tax credit. Fellows continue to receive free coaching through monthly online bureau meetings for two years after the program.

    Fellows can continue to work throughout the program. We’ll help you balance the pace of your news reporting with the pace of your professional or academic work to meet your own goals and needs, as well as manage any potential conflicts of interest.

    Tuition payment information about three installments

    An alternative tuition payment schedule can be arranged, if necessary.

    Installment One:

    $1,200 CAD + 13% HST deposit due within two weeks of accepting a spot in the program.

    Installment Two:

    $5,900 CAD + 13% HST due by August 6, 2025

    Installment Three:

    $5,900 CAD + 13% HST due by December 5, 2025

    • Fellows who are Canadian citizens or landed immigrants may be eligible for student lines of credit from major Canadian banks.
    • Fellows who are neither Canadian citizens nor landed immigrants may be eligible for the same lines of credit if their loans are co-signed by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, or they may be eligible for financial support and loans from their home country.
    • US military veterans, including former employees of the US Public Health Service, can pay for this program through the GI Bill.
    • Because this is a certificate program, Fellows are not eligible for financial aid from the University of Toronto or the Government of Ontario.