12 media and journalism opportunities with deadlines in December

Are you interested in media and journalism opportunities that resonate with your niche and media career? You can check the list below for media and journalism opportunities with deadlines in December.

These media and journalism opportunities include training, grants, fellowships and award from which media professionals and journalists can benefit from.

It is pertinent to note that interested applicants must prepare their essays and proposals ahead in order to avoid late submissions.

Even if you think you have the slightest chance of winning, apply below.

1. JSK Journalism Fellowship Equips Fellows To be Resilient Leaders: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2022 — Applications are currently open for the 10-month John S. Knight (JSK) Journalism Fellowship which focuses on how to become resilient leaders and change agents. APPLY HERE
2. Fellowship on global health inequities and climate science: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2022— The Pulitzer Centre is accepting proposals for its reporting fellowships on global health inequities and climate science. APPLY HERE
3. Journalists can apply for Nieman fellowship: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2022 — Journalists from around the world can submit entries for the 2023-2024 academic-year Nieman Fellowship. APPLY HERE
4. #CrisesofInequality UNRISD Media Contest seeks entries: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 4, 2022— The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is accepting entries for the #CrisesofInequality Media Contest. APPLY HERE
5. Fellowship empowers journalists on digital security: DECEMBER 5, 2022 —Reporters Without Borders Germany seeks applications for its Berlin scholarship programme on digital security. APPLY HERE
6. The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 7, 2022 —The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism is currently accepting submissions from journalists. APPLY HERE
7. AWIM Pitch Zone offers female journalists up to $3500 grants: Female journalists can submit written pitches for reporting grants of up to $3500 awarded by the African Union and African Women in Media (AWiM). APPLY HERE
8. Apply for HumAngle accountability fellowship: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 9, 2022 — Early-career indigenes of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe can submit applications for the six-month HumAngle Accountability Fellowship programme. APPLY HERE
9. Global Pitch 2023 seeks climate change projects: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 12, 2022 — The third Global Pitch organised online by Sunny Side of the Doc is currently accepting and funding climate change projects. APPLY HERE
10. Apply for Deutsche Welle’s journalism traineeship: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2022 — Deutsche Welle’s journalism traineeship seeks young people from all over the world interested in a comprehensive, exceptional quality journalism programme with an international broadcaster. APPLY HERE
11. Kim Wall Memorial Fund offers journalists up to $5,000: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2022 —Journalists covering subculture from anywhere in the world can apply for up to $5,000 grants at Kim Wall Memorial Fund. APPLY HERE
12. Code for Africa is hiring a News Editor: DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2022 — Code for Africa (CfA) is hiring a full-time News Editor to help coordinate its multinational PesaCheck fact-checking team. APPLY HERE

 

MORE MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

1. Thomson Reuters needs a correspondent in Abuja: Thomson Reuters seeks to employ a talented and energetic correspondent to cover politics and general news in Abuja, Nigeria. APPLY HERE
2. Vacancy for a media advisor at SERAP: The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is hiring a Media Advisor to help design and produce creative content. APPLY HERE
3. Earth Island Journal seeks writing on environmental issues: DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Earth Island Journal seeks writers from around the world to submit pitches on environmental issues. APPLY HERE
4. Grant for COVID-19, vaccines, global health inequities stories: DEADLINE: ROLLING — Journalists can apply for the Pulitzer Center’s COVID-19, Vaccines, and Global Health Inequities grant. APPLY HERE
5. Grants for underreported stories in Sub-Saharan Africa: DEADLINE: ROLLING — The Pulitzer Center is offering grants for underreported stories in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proposals should focus on issues such as water and sanitation, land degradation and coastal erosion, education, maternal health, and climate resilience. APPLY HERE
6. Pulitzer Center offers global reporting grants: DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media, from global health to climate change. APPLY HERE
7. Pulitzer Center offers data journalism grants: DEADLINE: ROLLING —Journalists around the world can submit proposals for innovative data journalism projects that spotlight underreported issues. APPLY HERE
8. Grants for stories on climate change, work: DEADLINE: ROLLING — The Pulitzer Centre seeks applications for a new reporting initiative focused on climate change and its effects on workers and work. APPLY HERE
9. Gender equality grants at Pulitzer Center: DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting seeks to offer gender equality grants for investigative data-driven projects. APPLY HERE
10. Mongabay seeks stories about Africa: Mongabay invites proposals from journalists for conventional news stories, in-depth features, investigative reports, profiles, and case studies. APPLY HERE
11. Paid reporting opportunity on carbon offsets: DEADLINE: ROLLING — Mongabay seeks story pitches from journalists interested in writing about carbon credits, offsets or markets. APPLY HERE
12. Journalism courses available at Thomas Foundation: Thomas Foundation’s Journalism Now is an online hub for interactive courses. The courses offer journalists an opportunity to level up their skill set. APPLY HERE
13. Training on how to tell better stories about Africa: Thomson Foundation, in partnership with Africa No Filter, invites journalists to enroll for a course on how to tell better African stories. APPLY HERE
14. Free counselling session for journalists to address mental health: Journalists can apply for this free counselling session to address their mental health. APPLY HERE
15. Attendance fellowships open for Science Journalism Forum: DEADLINE: ROLLING — Science journalists, writers publishers, scientists, students, and academia can attend 2022 virtual science journalism forum (SJF). APPLY HERE
16. Unbias the News seeks underreported stories: DEADLINE: ROLLING — Unbias the News is accepting pitches on underreported stories with global relevance. APPLY HERE
17. The Continent seeks pitches on justice (US$200 per story): The Continent newspaper invites writers and journalists to submit pitches about organisations and individuals facilitating access to justice. APPLY HERE
18. Local news outlets can apply for financing from MDIF: Local news outlets across the globe can apply for financing from the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). APPLY HERE
19. Call for applications: RCDIJ Africa Fund: DEADLINE: ROLLING —The RCDIJ Africa Fund is currently open for applications from journalists across Africa. APPLY HERE
20. IWMF: Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists: DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists is open for applications from woman-identifying journalists around the world. APPLY HERE
21. Women journalists can submit pitches on environmental issues in Africa: The African Women in the Media (AWiM) seeks pitches on the gendered aspect of environmental issues in Africa. APPLY HERE

A PEEP INTO THE NEW YEAR

1. #PreventEpidemicsNaija journalism awards open for nominations: DEADLINE: JANUARY 2, 2023 —The Nigeria Health Watch seeks nominations for the third edition of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards. APPLY HERE
2. Journalism fellowship examines professional ethics: DEADLINE: JANUARY 3, 2023 —Applications are invited for the 2023 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). APPLY HERE
3. Mundus Journalism programme offers international students scholarship: DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2023 —Applications are invited for the Mundus Journalism programme. International applicants are eligible for scholarships. APPLY HERE
4. Knight-Bagehot fellowship in economics and business journalism: DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2023— Applications are currently open to mid-career journalists for the Knight-Bagehot fellowship in economics and business journalism. APPLY HERE
5. TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting focuses on commercial bribery: DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2023 —The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting recognises journalism that uncovers business-related bribery and financial crime. APPLY HERE
6. Apply for programme on business and economic journalism: DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2023 — The Global Business Journalism programme is currently open for applications. The programme focuses on business and economic journalism. APPLY HERE
7. Grants for projects on science, conservation, others: DEADLINE: APRIL 12, 2023 — Journalists and other professionals working on projects in science, conservation, storytelling, education, and technology can apply for grants at the National Geographic Society. APPLY HERE