DEADLINE: APRIL 4, 2026 — The 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Fellowship is currently open for applications.
The fellowship is organised by DUBAWA and the Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Information Disorder Analysis Centre (DAIDAC).
The fellowship is a three-month programme aimed at strengthening the capacity of journalists to tackle misinformation through fact-checking and OSINT techniques.
It is open to full-time journalists from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia, fact-checkers or investigative journalists.
Female journalists and journalists with disabilities (PWDs) are strongly encouraged to apply for the 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and OSINT fellowship.
Selected fellows will receive training in digital verification, access to fact-checking tools, editorial support and the opportunity to publish stories that address information disorder in their countries.
The deadline for applications is April 4, 2026.
MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA
Howard G. Buffett Fund for female journalists
DEADLINE: ROLLING — Female journalists around the world can apply for the Howard G. Buffett Fund offered through the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF). APPLY HERE
O’Shaughnessy Fellowships offer innovative creators up to $100,000
DEADLINE: ROLLING — The O’Shaughnessy Fellowship is a one-year programme open to innovative creators around the world. APPLY HERE
Pulitzer Centre will fund investigative stories on science misinformation
DEADLINE: ROLLING — The Pulitzer Centre is offering grants for in-depth and investigative stories related to science misinformation, science denial, and the spread of pseudoscience. APPLY HERE
Grants for underreported stories in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pulitzer Center is offering global reporting grants
DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Pulitzer Centre’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
Call for applications: RCDIJ Africa Fund
DEADLINE: ROLLING —The RCDIJ Africa Fund is currently open for applications from journalists across Africa. APPLY HERE
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