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

Walton Family Foundation Grants

Grant, Rolling from Walton Family Foundation

Grants to organizations are made in three areas: improving education, protecting rivers and oceans and the communities they support, and investing in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta region. The … Last updated October 8, 2025

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The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Grants

Grant, Rolling from The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation

The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation supports organizations in Connecticut and New York in five program areas: education, outdoors, science, medicine and family projects. Grants are not industry-specific (in … Last updated October 8, 2025

Driehaus Foundation Grant for Investigative Journalism

Grant from Richard H. Driehaus Foundation

The Driehaus Foundation supports investigative reporting that fosters greater transparency, accountability, and effectiveness in government institutions at the local level. The Foundation supports long- form investigative projects that utilize rigorous … Last updated October 8, 2025

Solutions Journalism Revenue Accelerator

Grant up to $10000 from Solutions Journalism Network

The Solutions Journalism Network (SJN), in partnership with Blue Engine Collaborative, is launching the Solutions Journalism Revenue Accelerator to help news organizations grow revenue through subscriptions, membership, and/or individual donations … Last updated October 3, 2025

Renaissance Journalism Fellowships

Fellowship from Renaissance Journalism

Renaissance Journalism offers a limited number of fellowships in support of its initiatives designed to promote equity and social justice through improved journalism and storytelling. A fellow is an individual … Last updated September 20, 2025

Renaissance Journalism Grants and Fellowships

Fellowship, Grant from Renaissance Journalism

Renaissance Journalism offers a limited number of grants in support of its initiatives designed to promote equity and social justice through improved journalism and storytelling. Renaissance Journalism accepts applications by … Last updated September 20, 2025

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One World Media Awards

Award from One World Media Trust

The One World Media Awards 2025 celebrate underreported stories from around the world. They champion stories that demonstrate originality, creativity, and the potential to catalyze change.   All entries must … Last updated September 20, 2025

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Reporters Without Borders Individual Support

Grant from Reporters Without Borders

The Assistance Desk of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) provides financial and administrative assistance to professional journalists and citizen-journalists who have been the victims of reprisals because of their reporting. In … Last updated September 20, 2025

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Rory Peck Trust Assistance Grants

Grant, Rolling from Rory Peck Trust

The Rory Peck Trust’s Therapy Fund covers the cost of treatment for freelance journalists who would benefit from professional psychological support. Journalists are constantly exposed to stress and pressures that affect … Last updated September 20, 2025

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Rory Peck Trust Training Fund

Rolling, Training from Rory Peck Trust

Safety training is vitally important for freelance journalists planning to work in hostile environments. The Rory Peck Trust Training Fund enables freelance journalists to gain the essential skills and knowledge … Last updated September 20, 2025

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RIAS Media Awards

Award from RIAS Berlin Commission

The RIAS Media Awards are presented in recognition of the achievements of RIAS Berlin between 1946 and 1993 as a transatlantic bridge committed to truth and democracy and the symbolic … Last updated September 20, 2025

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RIAS Germany Program

Fellowship from RIAS Berlin Commission

American journalists are invited to apply for a two-week exchange program in Germany and become part of a dynamic German-American network. The RIAS Berlin Commission program was established in 1992 … Last updated September 20, 2025

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Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship

Fellowship from Council on Foreign Relations

Launched in 1949, the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship seeks to promote the quality of responsible and discerning journalism that exemplified the work of Edward R. Murrow. One Council on … Last updated September 20, 2025

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Women’s Leadership Accelerator

Training from Online News Association

The Women’s Leadership Accelerator offers an intensive program of mentoring, discussion and learning from some of the top minds in digital media. Participants work closely with mentors on challenges unique … Last updated September 19, 2025

MJ Bear Fellowship

Fellowship from Online News Association

The MJ Bear fellowship provides professional mentoring and skills development for working journalists under 30 who are leading a digital journalism project. It also includes a scholarship to attend the … Last updated September 19, 2025

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Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative (2024-25)

Training from The Poynter Institute

This fellowship for public media journalists will strengthen news leadership and ethical decision-making skills. Over nine months, participants will receive individual coaching, learn from industry experts, collaborate in small peer … Last updated September 19, 2025

Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Media

Training from The Poynter Institute

Designed for women and nonbinary journalists, this singular program will support you to amplify your managerial strengths; navigate ethical decision making; strategize ahead of difficult conversations and negotiations; manage up, … Last updated September 19, 2025

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Scripps Howard Community College Grant

Grant up to $15000 from Scripps Howard Foundation

The Scripps Howard Community College Grant awarded grants in 2025 to support community colleges and regional branch colleges in strengthening journalism education programs. Grant Overview One-time grant of up to $15,000. … Last updated September 9, 2025

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AHCJ U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship

Fellowship, Grant/Stipend from Association of Health Care Journalists

The AHCJ U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship allows mid-career journalists to maintain their regular employment while working on a major project over a 12-month calendar year. You’ll pursue the projects … Last updated September 8, 2025

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Nellie Mae Education Foundation

Sponsorship from Nellie Mae Education Foundation

Nellie Mae Education Foundations champions efforts to prioritize community goals that challenge racial inequities and advance excellent, student-centered public education for all New England youth. The foundation does not review … Last updated August 29, 2025

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