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
FIRE Consultancy
Consultation, Rolling from FIRE Newsroom
The Editorial Consultancy provides a one-hour consultation with FIRE for tailored advice. Topics may range from specific reporting tips to strategy for story placement or funding. Consider applying for the … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Chicago Headline Club Grants for Media Organizations
Grant up to $5000 from Chicago Headline Club Foundation
The Chicago Headline Club Foundation annually awards two grants to fund internships at not-for-profit print, broadcast or online media organizations in the Chicago metro area. Applications are assessed by a … Last updated December 2, 2025
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New Mexico Local News Accelerator
Fellowship from New Mexico Local News Fund
The New Mexico Local News Fund is supporting another round of grants to support diverse local newsrooms in the state and help them reach financial sustainability through the New Mexico Local … Last updated December 2, 2025
The Alexia Grants
Grant from The Alexia Foundation
For over 30 years, The Alexia grants have supported student and professional visual communicators who produce projects that inspire change by addressing socially significant topics. Grants are awarded to applicants … Last updated December 2, 2025
Joyce Foundation 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 December 2, 2025
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Field Foundation Journalism & Storytelling Grants
The Field Foundation seeks to strengthen local news production and storytelling to further reflect Chicago and create a stronger, more connected, and sustainable local media ecosystem—in which the stories of … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Gomma Photography Grant
Grant from Gomma Photography
The Gomma Photography Grant is a grant contest tailored to fund and support photographers working in various genre. Starting in 2014, the Gomma Grant has quickly acquired a reputation for being ethical … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues
Fellowship from Heartland Alliance
The Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues provides a unique opportunity for a socially engaged photographer to produce a compelling and dynamic body of work that highlights … Last updated December 2, 2025
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The Pierre & Alexandra Boulat Grant
Grant up to $8000 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 eleventh time … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Light Work Grants in Photography
Grant up to $3000 from Light Work
Light Work is pleased to announce the 2025 Light Work Grants in Photography competition. Light Work began offering grants to CNY artists in 1975 to encourage the production of new … Last updated December 2, 2025
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The Arab Documentary Photography Program
Fellowship up to $7000 from Magnum Foundation
The Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) provides support and mentorship to photographers from across the Middle East and North Africa to amplify creative approaches to visual storytelling that challenge conventional … Last updated December 2, 2025
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New York City Fellowship
Fellowship up to $5000 from Magnum Foundation
The New York City Fellowship (formerly known as the Magnum Foundation Fellowship) offers a project production grant, mentorship, and arts administration experience to early-career photographers. This fellowship is designed for … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange Creators Network
Grant from The Lenfest Institute
The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange, launched in 2022, focuses on the urgent need and opportunity to support and advance more media entrepreneurs of color to ensure communities prosper and news … Last updated November 25, 2025
Lenfest Creator Collaborative Program
Grant up to $100000 from The Lenfest Institute
The Lenfest Institute’s Creator Collaborative Program offers funding for local news organizations to partner with independent creators and test strategies that strengthen audience growth, revenue, and community impact. Projects may … Last updated November 25, 2025
JournalismAI Innovation Challenge
Grant up to $100000 from JournalismAI
The JournalismAI Innovation Challenge, supported by the Google News Initiative, is a 9-month program supporting small–medium news publishers experimenting with AI to improve audience intelligence and revenue growth. Focus areas:Projects … Last updated November 25, 2025
Better Life Lab Multimedia Reporting Grants
Grant from New America
The Better Life Lab at New America offers reporting grants for journalists and storytellers producing solutions-focused stories on the care crisis—from child care to disability, elder, and end-of-life care. Grants … Last updated November 25, 2025
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California Local News Fellowship
Fellowship from UC Berkeley School of Journalism
The California Local News Fellowship, a state-funded initiative housed at UC Berkeley, is accepting applications from California newsrooms for its fourth cohort. The program aims to strengthen local reporting across … Last updated November 25, 2025
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Peter F. Collier Award for Ethics in Journalism
Award up to $15000 from The Ethics & Journalism Initiative at New York University
The Peter F. Collier Award for Ethics in Journalism, administered by the Ethics & Journalism Initiative at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, honors student and professional journalists who demonstrate … Last updated November 25, 2025
Hans Staiger Investigative Reporting Award
Award up to $5000 from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
The Hans Staiger Investigative Reporting Award, administered by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), honors the late Hans A. Staiger, a longtime BBC journalist and media development consultant who helped … Last updated November 4, 2025
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Gary L. Hanson International Reporting Fellowship
Fellowship up to $2500 from Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF)
The Gary L. Hanson International Reporting Fellowship was established in honor of Gary Hanson, a former RTDNA chair and lifelong advocate for journalism and education. This fellowship celebrates Hanson’s dedication … Last updated October 30, 2025
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