Application Deadline: January 12th, 2018 If you have the skills, passion and determination to be a journalist of the future – a trained professional who knows a good story and …
Journalists
2018 Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media – St. Petersburg, Florida, USA (Funded)
Application Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 30th 2017 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Now in its fourth year, the Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media is returning to Poynter’s campus in St. …
SADC Media Awards Competition 2018 for Journalists from Southern Africa (USD 2,500 prize)
Application Deadline: February 27, 2018. In 1995 the SADC Council of Ministers approved the establishment of the SADC Media Awards to recognise best media work in the region. Since 1996 …
Deutsche Welle International Journalism Traineeship 2017 for Journalists – Germany (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline:February 22, 2017. DW’s practice-oriented multimedia traineeship lasts 18 months and is aimed at up-and-coming international journalists. Candidates should to be native speakers of German or English. Deutsche Welle …
Women and Africa-China Relations: Themed Reporting Grants 2016 for African Journalists.
Application Deadline: September 5th 2016 Women and Africa-China Relations: Themed Reporting Grants 2016 for African Journalists. The Action Plan for 2016-2018 released after the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit …
impactAFRICA Journalism Fund 2016 for Data-driven Investigative Storytelling – Round 3 ($USD 200,000 Grant)
Application Deadline: November 14, 2016. impactAFRICA – Africa’s largest fund for data-driven investigative storytelling launches its second call for proposals today, seeking investigative story pitches by journalists in six countries. …
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program 2017/2018 for Democratic Activists, Scholars & Journalists (Fully Funded to Washington D.C. USA)
Application Deadline: October 15, 2016. The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program hosts democratic activists, scholars, and journalists for five-month fellowships, bringing fresh insights and perspectives to Washington, DC. The fellowship offers …
aKoma Amplify Paid Fellowship Program 2016 for Africa’s Content Creators & Storytellers.
Amplify – A paid Fellowship program by aKoma creating Africa’s next generation of content creators and storytellers. aKoma is making a call for applications for Amplify, a paid Fellowship program …
EJN´s Biodiversity Media Initiative Fellowship Program to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP13 in Cancun, Mexico (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: SEPTEMBER 10TH 2016- 11:59 PM EDT. Journalists are invited to apply to a Fellowship program during the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the UN Convention on …
Journalist Fellowships to cover the HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P 2016) Conference in Chicago, USA (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 10 June 2016 HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P 2016) will provide fellowships to attend and cover the conference to approximately 25 journalists from around the world. The journalist …
ImpactAFRICA Data-driven Journalism Fund Contest 2016 for stories on water/sanitation issues (Fully Funded to Newsrooms in the USA)
ROUND 2 DEADLINE: JULY 15 2016 Journalists who report on water and sanitation issues in six African countries can win fully-funded study trips to major newsrooms in the United States …
Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa Executive Training Program 2016 for Mid-Career Professionals (Scholarships available)
Application Deadline: Ongoing The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa Executive Training Program is a comprehensive and integrated curriculum covering economics, business, journalism and public policy. Designed by a consortium group of …
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Property Rights Grant Opportunity for Nigerian Journalists.
Application Deadline: March 15th 2016 Land grabs, land disputes, hidden land deals, phony C of O’s, flawed and opaque land registries— all pose a threat to the growth and development …
2016 United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists from Developing Countries ( Fully Funded to New York)
Application Deadline: March 18, 2016 The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2016 fellowship program. The fellowships are available to …
2016 Persephone Miel Fellowship for Media Professionals Outside the USA (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: February 15th 2016 The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center in collaboration with Internews, is designed to help media professionals outside of the United States do the kind …
Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT on 17 January 2016. The Financial Times Editorial department is opening its doors to four outstanding new trainees in 2016. The FT graduate trainee programme is …
WITNESS Media Lab Curation Fellowship 2016 – Human rights fellowship for eyewitness video curation
Application Deadline: 11:59 PM January 8, 2016. The WITNESS Media Lab is dedicated to advancing the use of eyewitness video in human rights documentation and advocacy. It does this by …
International Journalists‘ Programmes (IJP) Southern African Journalists’ Bursary Programme 2016 in Germany (3.000 Euro Stipend)
Application Deadline: February 15th 2016 Every year the International Journalists‘ Programmes (IJP) offer a bursary to up to six young Southern African (SADC-Member States: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, …
2016 Heinz-Kühn-Foundation Scholarships for Young Journalists – Fully Funded Training in North-Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany.
Application Deadline: November 30th 2015 The aim of the Heinz-Kühn-Foundation is to support the training and professional development of junior journalists. The foundation awards scholarships to young journalists from North-Rhine-Westphalia …
2016/17 John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University ($65,000 Stipend, Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: 11:59 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, December 1, 2015. The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford foster journalistic innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. Each year, JSK give twenty outstanding …
2017 United States of America (USA) Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV – 2017) – Live and Work in USA.
Application Deadline:November 3, 2015. The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered annually by the Department of State. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for …
Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for Reportage on Female Genital Mutilation (
Application Deadline: 4 January 2016 UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and The Guardian are launching the Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for journalists reporting on FGM across Africa. The …
IWMF African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative 2016 for Women Journalists. (Reporting Trip to DRC,Rwanda & Uganda- Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: October 3rd 2015 REPORTING TRIP DATES: Rwanda/DRC: January 26 – February 12, 2016 Uganda: January 26 – February 8, 2016 The International Women’s Media Foundation is pleased to …
Knight Visiting Nieman Journalism Fellowships 2016 at Harvard (Fully Funded)
UNDP Voices2Paris Story Telling Contest on Climate Change for Young Journalists (Fully Funded to cover COP21 Climate Conference in Paris, France)
Application Deadline: October 11th 2015, UNDP has launched today a global storytelling contest, Voices2Paris, to contribute to raising public awareness on the negative impacts of climate change as well as …
ICFJ/Malaria No More Covering the Fight to Eradicate Malaria Fellowship for Journalists (Fully Funded to Thailand)
Application Deadline: September 14th 2015 Malaria kills roughly 584,000 people a year, predominantly children under the age of five, even though it’s a treatable and preventable disease. Malaria is the …
2016 Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington Internship Program, USA (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: September 25th 2015 Dates: 1/7/2016 – 4/13/2016 The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internship program brings two international students per year to Washington, D.C., to work at …
