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Health Innovation Journalism Fellowship

Fellowship from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

The Health Innovation Journalism Fellowship is administered and managed by ICFJ and is funded through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  ICFJ will award the Health Innovation … Last updated November 30, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: December 15, 2023

Kim Wall Memorial Fund 2024

Grant up to $5,000 from International Women’s Media Foundation

The IWMF’s Kim Wall Memorial Fund will provide $5,000 grants to journalists whose work embodies the spirit of Kim’s reporting. The grant will fund women or non-binary reporters covering subculture, broadly defined, … Last updated November 30, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: December 17, 2023

The Arab Documentary Photography Program

Fellowship up to $5,000 from Magnum Foundation

The Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) is a program jointly funded by the Prince Claus Fund (PCF) and The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), to amplify creative approaches … Last updated November 30, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: December 20, 2023 | Recurring

RTDNF Fellowships

Fellowship from Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF)

Since 1970, RTDNF has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships and fellowships to more than 500 young journalists as part of its mission as the educational arm of RTDNA. Recipients … Last updated November 30, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: December 21, 2023 | Recurring

GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Grants

Grant from The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation

The Foundation provides grants of $25,000 and above to organizations working to help meet the educational and health needs of today’s society and future generations. … Last updated October 15, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 1, 2024 | Recurring

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship

Fellowship from American Association for the Advancement of Science

This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities … Last updated July 31, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 1, 2024 | Recurring

Mebane Foundation Grants

Grant from Mebane Foundation

The Foundation asks that you first complete a phone interview with its president. At that time it will be able to let you know whether your proposal generally meets the Foundation’s objectives … Last updated July 26, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 1, 2024 | Recurring

FIJ Emergency Grant: Threats to Democracy in the U.S.

Grant, Rolling up to $10,000 from Fund for Investigative Journalism

he Fund for Investigative Journalism today launched an emergency grant program for stories on threats to democracy in the United States.   Emergency grants are available for investigative stories that break … Last updated June 28, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 1, 2024

The AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship

Internship from American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is proud to offer a summer internship program for students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing. … Last updated November 30, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 5, 2024 | Recurring

Ottaway Fellowships

Fellowship up to $2,170 from Investigative Reporters & Editors

Provides assistance to attend the in-person Data Journalism Bootcamp taking place January 9-13, 2023 in Columbia, Missouri. … Last updated November 30, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 8, 2024 | Recurring

Gary Marx Scholarship

Grant up to $1,700 from Investigative Reporters & Editors

Established by long-time IRE member David Jackson who established the Gary Marx Journalism Fund to honor a trusted Chicago Tribune colleague, Gary Marx, and hopefully to inspire the new generation of investigative … Last updated October 29, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 8, 2024 | Recurring

Eric B. Sager Scholarships

Grant up to $1,700 from Investigative Reporters & Editors

Established through an estate gift by the late Eric B. Sager, an IRE member from West Virginia, who worked mainly in trade publications. … Last updated October 29, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 8, 2024 | Recurring

David Donald Fellowship for Data Journalism

Fellowship up to $2,700 from Investigative Reporters & Editors

The fund is named for the late David Donald, a former IRE training director who spread the gospel of computer-assisted reporting to thousands of journalists, educators and students around the … Last updated October 29, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 8, 2024 | Recurring

Diversity Fellowships

Fellowship up to $1,700 from Investigative Reporters & Editors

The Diversity Fellowships are funded by the Philip L. Graham Fund, the IRE Diversity Development Fund and individual donors. The goal of the fellowships is to increase the diversity of … Last updated October 29, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 8, 2024 | Recurring

The KSJ Fellowship Program

Fellowship from The Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every year, the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT offers academic-year fellowships to 10 science journalists, to give them an opportunity to explore science, technology, and the craft of journalism; … Last updated October 28, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 15, 2024 | Recurring

O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism

Fellowship up to $75,000 from Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University

In a world where the powerless are often overlooked, the O’Brien Fellowship aims to fight back. It gives reporters the tools they need to document inequity and give voice to … Last updated October 28, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 19, 2024 | Recurring

Women in Journalism Workshop 24′

Training from Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute

The Women in Journalism Workshop is an annual workshop that focuses on challenges, accomplishments and issues specific to women in the journalism industry today. We want to help build safer, … Last updated November 30, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 27, 2024

FIJ Regular and Expedited Grants

Grant up to $10,000 from Fund for Investigative Journalism

FIJ provides three types of grants: Regular grants: FIJ reviews proposals three to four times a year for grants up to $10,000. Expedited grants: In rare cases, we provide expedited … Last updated October 15, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 29, 2024 | Recurring

Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism

Fellowship up to $60,000 from Columbia Journalism School

The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism offers qualified journalists the opportunity to enhance their understanding and knowledge of business, economics, finance and technology, as well as gain a … Last updated November 30, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 31, 2024 | Recurring

Soros Justice Fellowships

Fellowship up to $140,000 from Open Society Foundations

The Soros Justice Fellowships support outstanding individuals—including lawyers, advocates, grassroots organizers, writers, print and broadcast journalists, artists, filmmakers, and other individuals with distinctive voices—to undertake full-time projects that engage and … Last updated November 29, 2023

| Applications open | Deadline: January 31, 2024 | Recurring