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

American Journalist Project Local News Incubator

Grant from American Journalism Project

Individuals and small teams with ideas for new local news organizations can apply for this 18-month incubator, which will provide both startup capital and expert counsel. For this cohort, the … Last updated December 18, 2022

AJP General Outreach Form

Rolling from American Journalism Project

The AJP invests in the business capacity of digital newsrooms so they can grow sustainably, and it provides personalized coaching and access to training on best practices. The AJP funds … Last updated December 18, 2022

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Explain this! How explanatory journalism informs and engages audiences

Training from Knight Center Journalism Courses

Welcome to the Knight Center’s new MOOC, “Explain this! How explanatory journalism informs and engages audiences,” organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, with support from the … Last updated December 18, 2022

AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance

Fellowship from Association of Health Care Journalists

The AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance are intended to support U.S.-based applicants who have interesting projects in mind for their news outlets that hold the promise of informing … Last updated December 16, 2022

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2023 California Health Equity Fellowship

Fellowship up to $2,000 from USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Who can apply?  California-based professional journalists (including freelancers and national correspondents with California-focused projects). The Center for Health Journalism has accepted reporters in the past across all levels, from the … Last updated December 15, 2022

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Economic mobility focused on needs of individuals and families

Grant from Bank of America

Coronavirus has had a significant impact on all populations and a disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations who have experienced increased unemployment and higher levels of infection. As we emerge from … Last updated December 15, 2022

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Economic Mobility focused on needs of community

Grant from Bank of America

Affordable HousingThe current environment has underscored the importance of safe, decent housing for an individual’s overall well-being, including health, educational success and future employment opportunities. Yet for many, access to … Last updated December 15, 2022

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Press Freedom Incentive Fund

Grant up to $4,000 from PEN America

PEN America’s Press Freedom Incentive Fund is designed to support PEN America Members, writers, and activists to mobilize their local communities around press freedom, helping to strengthen the national constituency behind this … Last updated December 15, 2022

| Applications open | Deadline: October 30, 2023

Bringing Stories Home: Local Reporting Grants

Grant, Rolling from Pulitzer Center

Bringing Stories Home is the Pulitzer Center’s initiative designed to help local U.S. newsrooms cover the big, underreported stories that affect us all—and through education and other outreach promote the … Last updated December 15, 2022

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Free Speech & Peace Research Grants

Grant, Rolling from Stand Together Trust

The Stand Together Trust is especially interested in research that: Impediments to free speech and open inquiry in the academy. Legal interpretations of the First Amendment and their consequences. Exploring … Last updated November 27, 2022

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Soros Justice Media Fellowships

Fellowship up to $85,000 from Open Society Foundations

The Soros Justice Media Fellowships support writers, print and broadcast journalists, artists, filmmakers, and other individuals with distinctive voices proposing to complete media projects that engage and inform, spur debate … Last updated November 26, 2022

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Knight Wallace Fellowship (non-U.S. citizens)

Fellowship from Wallace House at the University of Michigan

The Knight-Wallace Fellowships offer accomplished journalists a unique opportunity: study and collaborative learning at the University of Michigan to deepen knowledge, develop new ideas and address challenges facing the journalism … Last updated November 26, 2022

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RIAS Media Awards

Award up to $12,000 from RIAS Berlin Commission

The RIAS Media Prize is intended to help strengthen the diversityof transatlantic dialogue and to deepen interest in GermanAmerican relations. Germany and the USA are each facing newdirections in many … Last updated November 26, 2022

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The Starling Lab: Fellowship

Fellowship up to $20 from Starling Journalism Lab

The Fellowship is open to full-time editorial and technology employees of newspapers, magazines, wire services, nonprofit newsrooms, digital media, television and radio news organizations, as well as independent journalists around the … Last updated November 26, 2022

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The AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship

Internship from American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is proud to offer a summer internship program for students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing. … Last updated November 11, 2022

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AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship

Fellowship from American Association for the Advancement of Science

This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities … Last updated November 11, 2022

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Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award

Project from Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

CASW will select the first winner of the Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award in 2022. The award, to be given annually, will recognize and support reporting and writing that embodies the high … Last updated November 11, 2022

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Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism Program

Fellowship up to $71,000 from Scripps Howard Foundation

The Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism offer $71,000 stipends to five journalism professionals for nine months of study at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Apply by March 1; fellowships … Last updated November 11, 2022

Submissions

Grant, Rolling from Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Submit a well-researched but brief pitch of less than 500 words. Include a CV and a proposed budget. First, please visit EconomicHardship.org to find out what kinds of stories are … Last updated November 10, 2022

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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 October 31, 2022

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