Opportunities
Opportunities may be grants, stipends, fellowships, free or subsidized training, or in-kind services in support of local journalism efforts. View opportunities with applications open now | View opportunities with applications accepted on a rolling basis
Outrider AI + Nuclear Reporting
Grant up to $10000
The Outrider AI + Nuclear Reporting Fund supports journalism and multimedia storytelling projects that explain the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear weapons. Journalists may receive up to … Last updated March 23, 2026
Arts Writers Grant
Grant up to $50000 from Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant supports writing about contemporary art and aims to ensure that critical writing remains a valued mode of engaging with the visual arts. Grants … Last updated March 23, 2026
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Fund for Investigative Journalism: Regular Grants
Grant up to $10000 from Fund for Investigative Journalism
The Fund for Investigative Journalism provides grants and other support for reporters to produce high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan investigative stories that have an impact. Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets … Last updated March 23, 2026
| Applications open | Deadline: April 27, 2026 | Recurring
Fund for Investigative Journalism: Seed Grants for Early Reporting
Grant up to $2500 from Fund for Investigative Journalism
The Fund for Investigative Journalism seed funding grants are for preliminary reporting for specific projects. The grants cover early reporting that can lead to full investigative projects. This includes, for … Last updated March 23, 2026
| Applications open | Deadline: April 27, 2026
Data-Driven Reporting Project
Grant, Training up to $35000 from Northwestern University
The Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) aims to support local news journalists and freelancers working on document-based investigative projects that serve local and/or underrepresented communities in the US and Canada. The … Last updated March 23, 2026
| Applications open | Deadline: March 31, 2026
The Starling Lab Fellowship
Fellowship, Grant, Rolling up to $20000 from Starling Journalism Lab
The Journalism Fellowship at Starling Lab, a research center anchored at Stanford’s School of Engineering and USC’s Shoah Foundation, is harnessing the power of cutting-edge authentication technology and decentralized web … Last updated March 13, 2026
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Arts Journalism Fellowship
Fellowship from Wallace House at the University of Michigan
In collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Arts Initiative, the Arts Journalism Fellowship supports journalists specializing in arts reporting and criticism, addressing the decline of arts coverage in U.S. newsrooms. In addition to … Last updated March 13, 2026
Democracy Reporting Grant
Grant, Rolling from Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center’s Democracy Reporting Grant supports enterprise reporting on threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. and worldwide. Focus areas include voting suppression, misinformation, election intimidation, politicization of systems, … Last updated March 13, 2026
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Our Work/Environment Reporting Grants
Grant, Rolling up to $20000 from Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center’s Our Work/Environment Reporting Grants supports reporting on the intersection of climate change and labor, exploring global climate risks affecting workers, workplaces, and industries. The Pulitzer Center encourages … Last updated March 13, 2026
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One-on-One Safety Consultation
Consultation from International Women’s Media Foundation
The IWMF and its Coalition Against Online Violence partners are offering journalists the opportunity to sign up for free one-on-one safety consultations. Concerned about a recent threat, online abuse, government surveillance or … Last updated March 12, 2026
Covering Science at the Local Level: A Peer-Mentoring Community
Mentorship from The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook’s Covering Science peer-mentoring program is a diverse community of practice for local and general assignment reporters and editors who may not have a background in science but are interested … Last updated March 12, 2026
International Students Slack Community
Mentorship from The Open Notebook
The International Students Slack community was created to empower the global community of science writers and to foster skill development, networking, and support. Discussions in the group cover a range … Last updated March 12, 2026
Ad Hoc Mentoring for Science Journalists from the Global South
Mentorship from The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook offers free, one-on-one remote mentoring on an ad hoc basis for aspiring, early-career, and mid-career journalists, with a focus on those who live in or are from regions … Last updated March 12, 2026
Science Journalism Master Classes
Rolling, Training from The Open Notebook
Wherever you are in your career—novice, developing, or established—The Open Notebook’s Science Journalism Master Classes will help you sharpen your ability to find and vet story ideas, craft effective pitches, … Last updated March 12, 2026
Student Media Challenge
Grant up to $7500 from Solutions Journalism Network
Launched in 2022, the Student Media Challenge builds on Solutions Journalism Network’s ongoing work with colleges and universities, as solutions journalism courses continue to expand at both undergraduate and graduate … Last updated March 12, 2026
Big Idea Competition
Award, Grant up to $15000 from The Lenfest Institute
A shark-tank–style pitch competition designed to surface bold, practical experiments that strengthen Pennsylvania’s local news ecosystem. The Big Idea Competition is part of the 2026 Keystone News Summit, whose overarching … Last updated March 12, 2026
The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
Fellowship from The Carter Center
The Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism support a diverse cohort of journalists deeply committed to exploring some of society’s biggest mental health challenges. Fellows are encouraged to … Last updated March 9, 2026
| Applications open | Deadline: April 3, 2026 | Recurring
Inge Morath Award
Grant up to $7500 from Magnum Foundation
The Inge Morath Award is given annually by the members of Magnum Photos to a woman or nonbinary photographer under 30 years of age to support the completion of a … Last updated February 27, 2026
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Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation Grants
Grant from Sisters of Mercy North Carolina
Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Legacy provides grants to tax-exempt health care, educational and social service organizations which meet its criteria and effectively assist women, children, those who are … Last updated February 27, 2026
| Applications open | Deadline: April 1, 2026 | Recurring
NIHCM Journalism Grants
Grant from The National Institute for Health Care Management
The National Institute for Health Care Management supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans and that examines emerging health issues and their implications … Last updated February 27, 2026
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