20 media opportunities & more your career may need this July
Are you interested in journalism and media opportunities? You can check the lists below for media and journalism opportunities that resonate with your niche and media career.
These media and journalism opportunities include training, grants, fellowships and award from which media professionals and journalists can benefit. SOme of them have deadlines expiring this July.
It is pertinent to note that interested applicants must prepare their essays, proposals and other necessary details ahead in order to avoid late submissions.
Call for entries: The Planet Award: DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2021 —The Global Youth & News Media is currently accepting entries from news organizations for the 2021 Planet Award. APPLY HERE
Climate solutions journalism fellowship: DEADLINE [EXTENDED]: JULY 2, 2021 —Climate Tracker, in partnership with One Earth, invites applications for a 6-month paid media mentorship-fellowship. APPLY HERE
Call for applications: Solutions Journalism Africa Fellowship: DEADLINE: JULY 3, 2021 —Solutions Journalism Africa Fellowship invites applications from individuals interested in promoting health or development-focused African solutions through visual, written, oral and digital media. APPLY HERE
Workshop for journalists at the Data Institute: The Ida B. Wells Society, ProPublica and OpenNews invite journalists to attend Data Institute, a free workshop that teaches journalists how to use data, design and code. APPLY HERE
McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism: DEADLINE: JULY 16, 2021— The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism seeks stories that tackle issues related to the global economy, finance and business. APPLY HERE
I-79 Media is accepting opinion pieces and articles from journalists, freelancers, media scholars, students and enthusiasts about issues relating to the operation and development of the media and journalism space in the country and beyond.
Articles are expected to be objective and fact-based opinions that characterise the peculiarities of the first, the Nigerian media space and the rest of the continent and the world.
Kindly send all articles to i79mediaconsults@gmail.com, accompanied by full names and contact details of the writers/contributors.
ROLLING APPLICATIONS
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
Pulitzer Center’s data journalism grants: DEADLINE: ROLLING— The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting invites applications for innovative data-driven journalism projects that spotlight under reported issues. APPLY HERE
Submit pitches to IJNet: DEADLINE: ROLLING— International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) is currently accepting pitches from readers all over the world. APPLY HERE
Apply for OTF’S Rapid Response Fund: DEADLINE: ROLLING —Open Technology Fund (OTF) through its Rapid Response Fund is offering financial support and technical services to bloggers, cyber activists, journalists, and human rights defenders. APPLY HERE
Call for applications: Rory Peck Awards: DEADLINE: AUGUST 4, 2021 –The Rory Peck Awards for professional freelance journalists and filmmakers working anywhere in the world are now open for entries. APPLY HERE
NCDJ’s award for excellence in disability reporting: DEADLINE: AUGUST 7, 2021 —The National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ) invites entries for the 2021 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability. APPLY HERE
Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship: DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2021 —Alfred Friendly Press Partners seeks applications from early-career professional journalists from developing countries for a six-month fellowship. APPLY HERE