International Reporting Opportunities 

Journalism Without Walls 

An SBU program for journalism students 

This year's destination is Berlin, Germany. The program will run from May 23–June 6, 2026. All travel and accomodation expenses are funded by the Marie Colvin Center.

Sweden 2025

This unique course combined solutions journalism with firsthand international reporting. 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 our stories here.

Previous Trips

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. 

Scholarships are available.