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
Level I Funding
Grant up to $20,000 from National Geographic Society
Embark on a new era of exploration Who should apply If you have not yet received a grant from the National Geographic Society, are working to establish yourself further in … Last updated May 29, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: June 27, 2023
2023 NOVA Media Fellowship
Fellowship from NOVA Institute for Health of People Places and Planet
The Nova Media Fellowship supports print, broadcast, and digital journalists proposing to immerse themselves in the health field and complete media projects for publication/dissemination that acknowledge and explore the many … Last updated May 29, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: July 5, 2023
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 May 29, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: September 5, 2023 | Recurring
USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Data Fellowship
Fellowship from USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
Data Fellowship offers journalists an opportunity to transform their reporting by training them to “interview the data” as if it were a human source. Equipped with the tools to find … Last updated May 29, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: July 17, 2023 | Recurring
AI Accountability Fellowships
Fellowship up to $20,000 from Pulitzer Center
The eight-months-long Fellowship will provide journalists up to $20,000 to pursue their reporting project. The funds can be used to pay for records requests, travel expenses, data analysis, and stipends. … Last updated May 21, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: July 1, 2023
TEGNA Foundation Grants
Grant up to $5,000 from TEGNA Foundation
The TEGNA Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in communities served by TEGNA Inc. The Community Grant program serves to address local community needs. As community needs differ by region, please check … Last updated April 30, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: August 21, 2023 | Recurring
Rory Peck Training Fund
Rolling, Training from Rory Peck Trust
The Rory Peck Training Fund enables freelance journalists to gain the essential skills and knowledge needed to work in difficult and potentially dangerous situations. Launched in 2000, the Training Fund … Last updated April 30, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: December 8, 2023 | Recurring
The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism
Fellowship up to $15,000 from The Harold W. McGraw, Jr, Center for Business Journalism
The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism provides experienced journalists with grants up to $15,000 and the editorial support needed to produce deeply reported enterprise and investigative stories that delve … Last updated April 30, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: September 30, 2023 | Recurring
The Pierre & Alexandra Boulat Grant
Grant up to $8,000 from Association Pierre et Alexandra Boulat
In order to to assist photojournalists struggling with the economic hardships associated with this profession, the Association is promoting an annual Grant of 8,000 euros, endowed for the sixth year … Last updated April 30, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: June 11, 2023 | Recurring
Field Foundation Winter Cycle
Grant up to $15,000 from Field Foundation of Illinois
The Field Foundation seeks to change how news production and storytelling reflect Chicago and create a more equitable, connected and inclusive local media ecosystem in which the stories of all … Last updated April 27, 2023
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Grant Opportunities
Grant, Rolling from The Joyce Foundation
The Joyce Foundation accepts grant inquiries online throughout the year. Proposals are considered at meetings of the Foundation’s Board of Directors in April, July, and December. Applicants are strongly encouraged to … Last updated April 27, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: August 2, 2023 | Recurring
Voices for Democracy Open Call
Grant up to $50,000 from New Media Ventures
New Media Ventures is looking to fund early-stage nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies in categories including: Emerging media properties & platforms with a culture-first approach; Community-based reporting reaching underserved or … Last updated April 27, 2023
R-CAR Fellowship
Fellowship up to $1,670 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Provides assistance to attend a Data Journalism Bootcamp taking place August 8-12, 2022 in Columbia, Missouri. Established by IRE member Daniel Gilbert, this fellowship is for reporters at small news organizations pursuing … Last updated April 26, 2023
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Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender People
Grant, Rolling up to $750,000 from International Women’s Media Foundation
The Howard G. Buffett Foundation has given the IWMF a $750,000 grant to establish a three-year fund supporting U.S.-based reporting projects by Indigenous journalists on issues related to Missing & … Last updated April 26, 2023
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National Endowment for Democracy grants for media projects
Grant from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Independent media organizations, civic groups and associations can apply. The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is seeking proposals for projects that advance democratic goals and strengthen democratic institutions. NED encourages applications from organizations … Last updated April 16, 2023
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ICFJ Knight Fellowships
Fellowship from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
The International Center for Journalists offers two types of opportunities for an ICFJ Knight Fellowship: Candidates may either propose a Fellowship or apply to a Fellowship opening. No opportunities are … Last updated April 16, 2023
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2023 National Fellowship
Fellowship up to $10,000 from USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
The National Fellowship helps journalists and their newsrooms report deeply and authoritatively on the health, welfare and well-being of children, families and communities. The program prepares Fellows to report a … Last updated April 16, 2023
The Richard C. Longworth Media Fellowships
Fellowship, Rolling up to $10,000 from Pulitzer Center
This grant, a collaboration with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, aims to promote international reporting by Chicago and Midwestern journalists. We are now taking applications for the 2022-23 Longworth … Last updated April 16, 2023
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MJ Bear Fellowship
Fellowship from Online News Association
The one-year fellowship is designed to provide support and guidance to early-career journalists on a digital journalism project, as well as their own professional development. Themes for projects may include … Last updated March 31, 2023
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Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship
Fellowship from Council on Foreign Relations
Launched in 1949, the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship seeks to promote the quality of responsible and discerning journalism that exemplified the work of Edward R. Murrow. One CFR resident … Last updated March 31, 2023
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