International Reporting Opportunities
Travel the world.
Experience life as a foreign correspondent.
Journalism Without Walls
This year's destination is Berlin, Germany. The program will run from May 23–June 6, 2026.
In 2025, students traveled to Sweden with Professor Sarah Baxter, Director of the Marie Colvin Center.
All travel and accomodation expenses are funded by the Marie Colvin Center.
CSIS Journalism Bootcamp
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Journalism Bootcamp in Washington, D.C. grants the opportunity for journalism students to connect with policy experts and multimedia specialists to report on global issues.
The program will run from May 11–17, 2026. All travel and accommodation expenses are funded by the CSIS.
Marie Colvin Fellowship
A competitive program that gives a graduating senior a chance to work for an overseas news outlet.
In 2026, the fellowship will be at the Times of London U.S. Bureau in New York City.
Applications open in April 2026. The fellowship will begin on September 7, 2026.
Journalism Without Walls
An international SBU program for journalism students
A unique, in-depth course combining solutions journalism with firsthand international reporting.
This year's destination is Berlin, Germany. The program will run from May 23–June 6, 2026. All travel and accommodation expenses are funded by the Marie Colvin Center.
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Giuseppe Milo
Previous Trips
Sweden 2025
Students spent the spring semester investigating gender equality initiatives with particular emphasis on developments in Sweden. Over the two-week reporting trip from May 24–June 7, 2025, students worked on joint and individual projects. Students identified stories, undertook research, and cultivated sources for their reporting. Travel and accommodation expenses were provided by the Journalism Without Walls program. View the stories produced on the trip here.
NEPAL
Ecuador
Korea
Kenya
This is the SoCJ's overseas reporting opportunity. During the weeks-long program, students travel with faculty to experience and report on life in different cultures around the globe. All travel and accommodation expenses are funded by the Marie Colvin Center.
The trip takes place during summer or winter break, and requires students to take a 3-credit, on-campus course to learn about the country they'll be traveling to and to begin to lay the groundwork for finding and reporting stories.
This selective program is offered in partnership with the Stony Brook Study Abroad Office.
CSIS Journalism Bootcamp
a foreign reporting opportunity in Washington, D.C.
A program for journalism students to connect with policy experts and multimedia specialists to report on global issues.
The Journalism Bootcamp is held in association with The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. The dates are May 11–17, 2026. All travel and accommodation expenses are funded by the CSIS. Learn more about the program here.
United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Nicolas Raymond
Marie Colvin Fellowship
Become a reporter with The Times of london U.S. bureau in New York
Graduating seniors get their first taste working for a renowned international news outlet with this 12-week competitive program.
2025 Awardee
Melanie Karniewich
B.A. in Journalism
North Babylon, NY
Previous Awardees
2023: Melanie Formosa
2022: Sara Ruberg
2020: Rachael Eyler
2019: Brittany Bernstein
2018: Christopher Cameron
2017: Demi Guo
2016: Hanaa' Tameez