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FIRE Virtual Newsroom
Grant up to $12,500 from FIRE Newsroom
The Virtual Newsroom offers a range of services, from open-records coaching and trained research assistance to legal review. Funding In some cases, Virtual Newsroom recipients also receive one of two … Last updated December 2, 2025
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The W. Eugene Smith Grant
Fellowship, Grant from W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
The W. Eugene Smith Grant is designed to encourage and support visual storytellers whose photographic work renews the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s dedicated compassion as evidenced during his 45-year … Last updated December 2, 2025
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California Health Equity Fellowship
Fellowship up to $10,000 from USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
The California Health Equity Fellowship supports reporters across the Golden State who are pursuing ambitious projects on overlooked health and equity issues. Fellows identify the stories that need to be … Last updated August 18, 2025
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Southerly Community Reporting Fellowship
Fellowship from Southerly
This is a paid 12-week remote program for a five-fellow cohort to learn community journalism principles and news reporting skills to help meet each of their communities’ information needs, as … Last updated August 25, 2022
Southerly
Southerly is an independent, non-profit 501(c)3 media organization that serves communities in the South who face environmental injustice and are most at-risk of the effects of climate change. It does … Last updated August 25, 2022
The Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute is a global leader in journalism. It is the world’s leading instructor, innovator, convener and resource for anyone who aspires to engage and inform citizens. … Last updated April 10, 2025
Julian Bond Fellowship Program
Fellowship from Facing South at The Institute for Southern Studies
The Julian Bond Fellowship program is a new initiative to promote emerging voices in Southern media and support early-career journalists and researchers seeking innovative approaches to promoting equity and democracy … Last updated August 30, 2022
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Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems
Grant/Stipend up to $10,000 from USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
The Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems supports journalists pursuing ambitious investigative or explanatory projects on inequities in public health, healthcare policy, and the practice of … Last updated August 18, 2025
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COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists
Grant up to $8,000 from National Geographic Society
As COVID-19 continues to evolve and impact communities around the globe, the National Geographic Society is launching an emergency fund for journalists all over the world who wish to cover … Last updated September 27, 2022
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Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
Foundation investing in projects advancing social justice through “journalism, documentary film and arts & culture.” Grants are apply by invitation only. https://jonathanloganfamilyfoundation.org/about/ … Last updated May 30, 2022
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation works with communities in Chicagoland and across Illinois to develop educated, informed, and engaged citizens. Its aim is to assist communities, to strengthen democracy, and … Last updated May 30, 2022
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur is placing a few big … Last updated May 30, 2022
Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes. The foundation’s work focuses … Last updated May 30, 2022
Graduate Fellowships & Scholarships
The School of Communication offers prestigious merit-based fellowships in partnership with leading Washington, DC-based organizations. These fellowships allow you to gain professional experience while completing your graduate program. Each fellowship provides varying … Last updated June 3, 2022
Media Litigation Fellowship
Fellowship up to $80,000 from Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The Media Litigation Fellowship is an exciting opportunity for an early-career lawyer to play a hands-on role in the full scope of First Amendment and free press litigation matters handled … Last updated October 9, 2025
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E.W. Scripps Legal Fellowship
Fellowship up to $80,000 from Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The E.W. Scripps Legal Fellowship is an exciting opportunity for an early-career lawyer to play a hands-on role in the full scope of First Amendment and free press litigation matters … Last updated October 9, 2025
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides pro bono legal representation, amicus curiae support, and other legal resources to protect First Amendment freedoms and the newsgathering rights of … Last updated May 30, 2022
Knight Wallace Fellowship
Fellowship from Wallace House at the University of Michigan
Journalists eager for growth and deeply committed to the future of journalism spend an academic year at the University of Michigan to access the resources of a world-class university and … Last updated October 9, 2025
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Wallace House at the University of Michigan
Wallace House at the University of Michigan is committed to fostering excellence in journalism. It is home to programs that recognize, sustain and elevate the careers of journalists to address … Last updated November 26, 2022
Nieman Fellowship (U.S. citizens)
Fellowship from The Nieman Foundation
Each year, the Nieman Foundation awards paid fellowships to up to 24 journalists working in print, broadcast, digital and audiovisual media. A Nieman Fellowship is an extraordinary, transformative learning opportunity … Last updated October 9, 2025
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