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
David Dietz Fellowship
Fellowship up to $1,738 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established in 2011 for the late David Dietz, an award-winning journalist and a past president of IRE. The fellowship supports early career journalists who have a demonstrated interest in financial investigative … Last updated January 28, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: April 3, 2023
F.M. Kirby Grants
Grant from F.M. Kirby Foundation
The Foundation has no required application format, but believes that a solicitation includes: a report on the use of previous grants received from the F. M. Kirby Foundation (applicable to … Last updated January 28, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: October 31, 2023 | Recurring
Chicago Headline Club Grants for Media Organizations
Grant up to $5,000 from Chicago Headline Club Foundation
The Chicago Headline Club Foundation annually awards two grants to fund internships at non-for-profit print, broadcast or online media organizations in the Chicago area. Applications are assessed by a committee … Last updated January 26, 2023
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The Alexia Grants
Grant up to $20,000 from The Alexia Foundation
The Alexia awards grants to student and professional visual journalists to help them produce projects that inspire change by addressing topics that are socially significant. See rules below for details … Last updated January 26, 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 January 26, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: April 5, 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 January 26, 2023
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Inge Morath Award
Grant up to $7 from Magnum Foundation
The Inge Morath Award is given annually, by the members of Magnum Photos, to a woman photographer under 30 years of age to support the completion of a long-term documentary … Last updated January 24, 2023
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Diversity and Inclusion in journalism grants
Grant up to $30 from Scripps Howard Foundation
The Scripps Howard Fund is seeking innovative ideas to get post-secondary students from diverse backgrounds invested in journalism and foster environments where all journalism students can actively participate and feel … Last updated January 24, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: April 30, 2023
Scripps Multi-year grant
Grant up to $300 from Scripps Howard Foundation
The Fund is now accepting proposals from universities or nonprofit organizations to create a program to teach college students open-source investigative journalism, a way to use publicly available information to investigate. … Last updated January 24, 2023
| Applications open | Deadline: April 1, 2023 | Recurring
Taylor/Blakeslee Graduate Fellowships
Fellowship from Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing offers fellowships of $5,000 to working journalists and students of outstanding ability who have been accepted for enrollment in graduate-level programs in … Last updated January 24, 2023
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Bloomberg-UNC-Berkeley Business Journalism Diversity Program
Training from UC Berkeley School of Journalism
The Bloomberg Business Journalism Diversity Program is a partnership with the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and the Graduate School of Journalism at UC, Berkeley that welcomes students who are interested … Last updated January 24, 2023
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Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute The Reporting Award
Award up to $12,500 from Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute New York University
Launched in 2010, The Reporting Award award provides up to $12,500 for a significant work of journalism, in any medium, on an under-reported subject in the public interest. In establishing … Last updated January 24, 2023
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O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism
Fellowship up to $70,000 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 January 14, 2023
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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 January 14, 2023
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Berlin Program for Students of Journalism and International Affairs
Fellowship from RIAS Berlin Commission
US university students are invited to apply for a three-week intensive study program on journalism in Germany. Funded largely by a grant from the German government and organized by the RIAS … Last updated January 14, 2023
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One World Media Awards
Award from One World Media Trust
Across 15 categories, the awards celebrate and recognize the best media coverage of the global south; stories that break through stereotypes, change the narrative and connect people across cultures. The … Last updated December 27, 2022
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Bridging Divides & Strengthening Democracy Field Test Grants
Grant up to $50,000 from Stanford University Strengthening Democracy Challenge
Grants of up to $50,000 will be allocated on a competitive basis to new or existing teams of practitioners and researchers. Ideal proposals will consist of field experiments (randomized controlled … Last updated December 27, 2022
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 December 19, 2022
| Applications open | Deadline: April 3, 2023 | Recurring
Educator of Color Scholarships
Fellowship, Rolling up to $870 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Funded by the Lumina Foundation and Syracuse University to provide data training for college journalism educators to receive hands-on training as well as assistance with syllabus creation and teaching skills. … Last updated December 19, 2022
| Applications open | Deadline: April 3, 2023 | 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 December 19, 2022
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