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
Arthur F. Burns Fellowship
Fellowship up to $5500 from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship gives working journalists a new opportunity to sharpen their reporting and writing skills, while learning about another country and transatlantic relations. This exchange sends U.S. … Last updated December 17, 2025
Firearm Violence Reporting Fellowship
Fellowship up to $5000 from Association of Health Care Journalists
Gun violence is more than a political debate — it’s a public health crisis with far-reaching consequences. The Firearm Violence Reporting Fellowship, supported by The Joyce Foundation, offers journalists the time, … Last updated December 17, 2025
Advancing Democracy Innovation Fund
Microgrant, Rolling up to $4000 from Solutions Journalism Network
The Solutions Journalism Network (SJN), Hearken and Trusting News are teaming up to provide selected newsrooms with up to $4,000 to support approaches to covering democracy that build trust, center … Last updated December 5, 2025
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Microgrants for Newsroom Safety and Resilience
Grant, Microgrant, Rolling up to $5000 from Colorado Media Project
The Colorado Media Project is offering rapid-response grants of up to $5,000 to help small newsrooms invest in urgent safety and resilience needs. Funds can be used for expenses such … Last updated December 5, 2025
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Indigenous Reporting Grant
Grant up to $1000 from Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Across North America, Indigenous communities are often intimately involved in complex natural resource issues. Whether it’s addressing the realities of sea level rise, fighting to protect water quality and quantity, … Last updated December 2, 2025
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R-CAR Fellowship
Fellowship up to $1825 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by IRE member Daniel Gilbert, this fellowship is for reporters at small news organizations pursuing data-driven investigative stories that provide a public service for people in rural communities. The … Last updated December 2, 2025
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R Bootcamp Scholarship
Grant up to $370 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Funding provided by the Park Foundation and the Ottaway Family Fund to strengthen coding skills for journalists, educators and students. Who is eligible? Anyone who has an interest in learning … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Python Bootcamp Scholarship
Grant up to $370 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Funding provided by the Park Foundation and the Ottaway Family Fund to strengthen coding skills for journalists, educators and students. Who is eligible? Anyone who has an interest in learning … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Ottaway Fellowships
Fellowship up to $2325 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by David Ottaway and the Ottaway Family Fund, the Fellowship is aimed at increasing the diversity of IRE’s membership. Who is eligible? Journalists, educators and students of color, those … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Napoli Management Group TV Scholarship
Grant up to $1507 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by the Napoli Management Group to assist aspiring early-career watchdog journalists, who would not have the financial means, in receiving training at the IRE Conference. Who is eligible? Early-career … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Mike Levine Journalism Education Fund
Fellowship up to $450 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
The Mike Levine Journalism Education Fund was established to honor and memorialize Mike Levine, a columnist and executive editor of the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y., who died in 2007. … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Jennifer Leonard Scholarship
Grant up to $1531 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by former IRE president David Cay Johnston to honor his wife, Jennifer Leonard, the president of the Rochester Area Community Foundation and a national leader in promoting ethical standards … Last updated December 2, 2025
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James Richard Bennett Scholarship
Fellowship up to $1481 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
The scholarship is made possible by Dr. James Richard Bennett, professor emeritus of English at the University of Arkansas. Who is eligible? Journalism students in Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma or Louisiana. … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Holly Whisehunt Stephen Fellowship
Fellowship up to $825 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by IRE and WTHR-Indianapolis to honor Holly Whisenhunt Stephen, an award-winning journalist and longtime IRE member, who died November 2008 after a long battle with cancer. Who is eligible? … Last updated December 2, 2025
Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowship
Fellowship up to $1507 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by former IRE board member Nancy Stancill and her family in memory of her father, Godfrey Wells Stancill (who was an editor and publisher of the Suffolk News-Herald), the … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Gary Marx Scholarship
Grant up to $1825 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 … Last updated December 2, 2025
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IRE Freelance Fellowship
Fellowship up to $4000 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Created in 2008, the fellowships are awarded for nonfiction project proposals which demonstrate impact, breadth and significance. Proposals for books, documentaries, cable series and other long-form projects are eligible. We … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Eric B. Sager Scholarships
Grant up to $1531 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established through an estate gift by the late Eric B. Sager, an IRE member from West Virginia, who worked mainly in trade publications. Who is eligible? U.S.-based journalists and independent … Last updated December 2, 2025
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David Donald Fellowship for Data Journalism
Fellowship up to $1375 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 2, 2025
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David Dietz Fellowship
Fellowship up to $1507 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 December 2, 2025