Follow in the footsteps of the best and brightest young journalists in America by applying to The New York Times Student Journalism Institute.

The Institute is offered twice a year, in the first two weeks of January for student members of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and in the last two weeks in May for student members of the National Association of Black Journalists or students at historically black colleges and universities.

The Institute brings together students from historically black colleges and universities and writers, editors, designers and photographers from The New York Times, The Boston Globe and Times Company Regional papers.

Once selected, the students have all of their expenses paid by The Times. (They also receive a small stipend to provide spending money.) The Times is committed to assuring that no talented student will be denied the opportunity to take part in the Institute because of lack of financial means.