14 media opportunities with deadlines in October

Journalists and media practitioners in Nigeria seeking to apply for media/ journalism engagements can check these opportunities with deadlines in October 2022.

These media/ journalism opportunities include paid and unpaid media/journalism engagements from the country, continent and across the globe.

Journalists and media practitioners can also check other media/ journalism opportunities including conferences, fellowships, trainings, awards and courses etc. from the long list below.

1. Journalists can apply for development reporting awards: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2022 — Nigerian journalists can submit entries for the Africa Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ)’s Development Reporting Awards. APPLY HERE
2. Fetisov Journalism Awards are open for entries: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2022 —Submissions are invited for the 2022 Fetisov Journalism Awards. APPLY HERE
3. Apply for Journalists in Residence Program: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 2, 2022 —The Journalists in Residence program seeks journalists interested in deepening their knowledge and understanding of political economy. APPLY HERE
4. Falling Walls Science Summit Journalist Fellowship: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 2, 2022 — Journalists worldwide can apply for a fellowship grant to produce reports on the Falling Walls Science Summit 2022. APPLY HERE
5. Wilson Center Fellowship opens for applications (up to $90,000): DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2022 —The Wilson Center is currently accepting applications for its 9-month residential fellowships. The Center offers a stipend of $90,000 to fellows. APPLY HERE
6. African photographers can register for free portfolio review: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2022 —The 2022 Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) seeks African photographers to submit photos for review. APPLY HERE
7. Tarbell Fellowship for early-career journalists: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 9, 2022 — Early-career journalists with ambition for impact, passion for journalism, and excellent writing skills can apply for the Tarbell Fellowship. APPLY HERE
8. Senior Advocacy and Communications Manager needed in Abuja: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 14, 2022 —Nigeria Health Watch is recruiting for the position of a Senior Advocacy and Communications Manager. APPLY HERE
9. AIPS Sport Media Awards open for entries: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 14, 2022 —The fifth edition of the most prestigious sports journalism award, the AIPS Sport Media Awards, is open for entries. APPLY HERE
10. Fellowship seeks projects related to democracy: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 17, 2022 —Practitioners from developing democracies and non-democratic countries can apply for the 2023-2024 Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Programme. APPLY HERE
11. African Health Report is hiring editor, reporters, one other: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 20, 2022 —The African Health Report (AHR) seeks applications for the positions of an Editor, Website Manager, Reporters. APPLY HERE
12. True Story Award 2023 seeks submissions: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 23, 2022 —The 2023 True Story Award is open to all journalists from around the world who produce written reportage. APPLY HERE
13. Travel Photographer of the Year awards: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 25, 2022 — The Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) 2021 Awards are currently open for entries. APPLY HERE

 

ROLLING APPLICATIONS

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Free counselling session for journalists to address mental health: Journalists can apply for this free counselling session to address their mental health. APPLY HERE
• Unbias the News seeks underreported stories: DEADLINE: ROLLING — Unbias the News is accepting pitches on underreported stories with global relevance. APPLY HERE
• 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
• 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
• Call for applications: RCDIJ Africa Fund: DEADLINE: ROLLING —The RCDIJ Africa Fund is currently open for applications from journalists across Africa. APPLY HERE
• 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
• 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
• ZAM seeks investigative stories for Kleptocracy Project: The ZAM-net Foundation (ZAM) invites investigative stories for its Kleptocracy Project. APPLY HERE

 

MORE MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

• Chevening scholarships open for applications: DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2022 — Applications for fully-funded Chevening Scholarships to study for one-year master’s degrees at UK universities are now open. APPLY HERE
• Conference on solutions to legal threats to media freedom: Journalists can apply for a hybrid two-day conference themed, “Countering Legal Threats to Media Freedom: Spotlighting Solutions” slated for November 28th – 29th 2022 in London. REGISTER HERE
• 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