Picture shows the 2025 Ingram Fellowship winners, Kaisar Ul Haq Andrabi, 2nd left,and Msani Kimani, next to him, with members of the Wolfson programme.
Wolfson College, Cambridge, is now inviting applications to join the Derek Ingram Press Fellowship programme, which enables journalists to investigate a subject of their own choosing for ten weeks under light-touch academic supervision.
The programme was started in memory of the CJA founder Derek Ingram, who died in 1918, a distinguished journalist who did much to improve media coverage and public understanding of the Commonwealth throughout his long career.
The Ingram Fellowship, now in its third year, is part of the Wolfson Press Fellowship Programme, and is run in conjunction with the CJA. It’s a residential course held at Wolfson College for three months. The Wolfson Programme itself has been running since 1982 and to date has welcomed over 370 journalists from 47 countries.
The Ingram/CJA Fellowship is open to established journalists from any Commonwealth country. The successful candidate will join a small cohort of other journalists at Wolfson College from 13 April 2026.
The Press Fellowship Programme is an opportunity for journalists in mid-career, and their project must be relevant to one or more of four broad themes:
- The changing role of media in a networked world.
- Improving the reporting of business, the environment, sustainable development, medicine, bio-science and technology.
- The role of free media in democratic governance.
- The implications of AI for journalism.
The Fellowship covers all of the fees, living, travel and project-related expenses of Fellows from the moment they arrive until they depart. Travel to, from, and within the UK, along with any Visa application costs, will also be covered. The Fellow is provided with a room in College, as well as full dining rights. Please note that the Fellowship does not cover any costs associated for a spouse, partner and/or family if they accompany the Fellow to Cambridge.
Press Fellows become members of Wolfson College, and gain access while they are in residence to the social, intellectual and scholarly resources at the University of Cambridge. During their stay, they work in close collaboration with the Director of the Programme, Professor John Naughton, who is the co-founder of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy in the University, and the Technology columnist of the London Observer newspaper.
To make an application, please follow the steps outlined on the Press Fellowship applications webpage. Please note that the deadline for submission of applications for the Derek Ingram Press Fellowship is 5 January 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed via Zoom on 6 February 2026 by a Press Fellowship panel.
For further information, please email press-fellowship@wolfson.cam.ac.uk
