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
Student Innovation Fellowships
Fellowship from Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute
A Mizzou journalism student placed with a news organization to work 30-40 hours per week in a summer innovation fellowship. These fellowships are being sponsored by RJI’s Palmer Innovation Endowment … Last updated July 26, 2023
Residential Fellowship
Fellowship from Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute
Residential fellowships are designed for individuals who want to collaborate with RJI staff, students and faculty on-site at our institute in Columbia, Missouri. Residential fellows spend eight months on campus … Last updated July 26, 2023
Nonresidential Fellowship
Fellowship up to $20,000 from Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute
Nonresidential fellowships can tackle something you are interested in pursuing on your own or something that could benefit a current employer. You do not need to live in Columbia but … Last updated July 26, 2023
Institutional Fellowship
Fellowship from Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute
Institutional fellowships are designed to unlock some of the thoughtful, meaningful ideas in your newsroom or company that for various reasons haven’t been able to be explored yet. RJI will … Last updated July 26, 2023
Rural Health Journalism Workshop Scholarships
Grant from Association of Health Care Journalists
If you’re a journalist based in Kansas or Missouri, you can apply for an AHCJ scholarship to offset the cost of attending the 2023 Rural Health Journalism Workshop in Kansas City, Mo. Scholarships … Last updated July 26, 2023
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 July 26, 2023
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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 USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism launched a new Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems in 2022. This fund provided reporting grants of $2,000-$10,000 and five … Last updated July 26, 2023
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Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program
Fellowship, Rolling from Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
The Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York provides advanced training in state and local fiscal issues through … Last updated June 29, 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 June 29, 2023
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Report for America Host Newsroom Application
Grant up to $25,000 from The GroundTruth Project
Report for America draws on successes of national and community service movements, as well as recent innovations in local news. An initiative of the nonprofit media organization The GroundTruth Project, it … Last updated June 29, 2023
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Demystifying newsrooms: Explaining your government and democracy coverage
Training from Center for Cooperative Media
In this webinar, expert speakers Joy Mayer and Lynn Walsh, director and assistant director of Trusting News respectively, will address key aspects including: Uncovering the questions your audience has about your journalism, with … Last updated June 29, 2023
IRE Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship
Fellowship up to $5,500 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Provides assistance to attend a Data Journalism Bootcamp, the NICAR Conference, the IRE Conference and more. The year-long program is intended to prepare and support a journalist of color for a solid career in investigative … Last updated June 29, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: October 5, 2023 | Recurring
Freelance Fellowship
Fellowship up to $2,500 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Provides cash awards to assist independent journalists with investigative projects. Created in 2008, the fellowships are awarded for project proposals which demonstrate impact, breadth and significance. Proposals that deal with … Last updated June 29, 2023
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Workplace Integrity: Train the Trainers Workshop
Training from The Freedom Forum Institute
The Power Shift Project invites media leaders to sign up today for our virtual Workplace Integrity: Train the Trainers workshop and join a corps of more than 400 Workplace Integrity trainers dedicated … Last updated June 29, 2023
Solutions Journalism 101
Training from Solutions Journalism Network
As part of Solutions Journalism Network’s work to center equity and inclusion, it’s giving journalists tools to provide more accurate narratives about marginalized communities. Asset-Framing is the practice of defining … Last updated June 28, 2023
Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation Grants
Grant from Sisters of Mercy North Carolina
The Foundation provides grants to tax-exempt health care, educational and social service organizations which meet its criteria and effectively assist women, children, those who are elderly and those who are … Last updated June 28, 2023
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Ribbon of Hope Grants
Grant from The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation invites nonprofit organizations to apply for grants of $25,000 for projects furthering science, health and education in their local communities. These grants are intended to … Last updated June 28, 2023
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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 June 28, 2023
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Level II Funding
Grant up to $100,000 from National Geographic Society
Level II Grants are extremely competitive and recipients receive funding up to $100,000. At this funding level, grantees will provide mentorship within the Explorer community, contribute their expertise, and participate … Last updated June 28, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: April 11, 2024
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