Executive Program Application

First Name(Required)

Last Name(Required)

Preferred name or nickname

Email(Required)

What is your country of origin?(Required)

What country are you currently based in?(Required)

State(Required)

What city are you located in?(Required)

How would you best describe your identity?

We recognize the options above are incomplete. Tell us how else you describe your identity.

What are your preferred pronouns?

Other Pronoun(Required)

Please share a link to a professional page such as LinkedIn, Twitter/X, personal website, or bio/staff page on your employer’s website.(Required)

Job Title(Required)

Current employer(Required)

If you are self-employed or currently out of work, please indicate that.

Organization website(Required)

If you are self-employed or currently out of work, please indicate that.

Which of the following best describes your current organization? If you feel that more than one applies, choose the most representative.(Required)

What is the size of your newsroom/venture? (Total staff)(Required)

What do you want to get out of this program? What are some skills or topics in the program curriculum that you are particularly excited to learn more about?(Required)

Participants will work on and present a capstone project. Do you already have an idea about what you would want to work on? NOTE: The ideas you list here can be adjusted when you start the program.(Required)

This training will be conducted entirely in English. Are you comfortable communicating in English in a learning environment?(Required)

Yes

Don't know

This training includes mandatory in-person residencies in New York from Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 2026, Feb. 1-5, 2027 & June 21-25, 2027 Can you commit to attending this session in person?(Required)

Yes

Don't know

Are you willing to commit to attending the live sessions and coaching meetings, in addition to working on course work outside of class and working independently on a final project which we estimate should all take about 4-6 hours a week?(Required)

Yes

Not sure yet

Please upload your resume as a PDF.(Required)

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Please upload a letter of intent of around 1,000 words explaining what makes you a good candidate for this program. What would you hope to get from the program? What would you hope to give to the cohort? Why is now the right time in your life and career to pursue the program?(Required)

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Please upload two letters of recommendation from people who can speak of your leadership skills and potential. These letters can, for example, come from current or former supervisors, colleagues, employees, or co-founders.(Required)

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Please tell us about how you plan to finance the program. Conversations about financing and scholarships will happen after admission to the program - so please apply first, even if you don't have details about your funding situation yet.(Required)

My employer will support me

I will pay the tuition myself

I will pay part of the tuition, and my employer will pay the rest

I would need a partial scholarship to attend

I would need a full scholarship to attend

Other

Are you a current member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) who would like to be considered for a full scholarship under the Simon and June Li Leadership Transformation Fellowship?(Required)

Yes

I don't know

Is your news organization a member of the Institute of Nonprofit News (INN) network?(Required)

Yes

I don't know

Please provide more details on how you plan to finance this program.

How did you find out about this program?(Required)

Are you currently or have you in the past received training from/at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY? If so, please list the training.(Required)

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