Fellowships

Apply for Joan Shorenstein Center Fellowship

DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2021 — Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government is currently accepting applications for the Joan Shorenstein Center Fellowship in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The fellowship is a four-month program that offers professionals the time and resources needed to think, research, and write on issues central to media and politics.

Journalists with a minimum of five years of experience who are interested in sharing, expanding and researching public policy and political affairs can apply for this fellowship.

Applicants must be fluent in English.

The fellowship do not consider requests for remote or nonresidential fellowships.

Fellows will receive a stipend of $30,000, paid in four instalments during the 4-month semester.

Selected fellows will be provided with a workstation in the Shorenstein Center fellows’ suite and access other resources.

The deadline for applications is March 1, 2021.

APPLY HERE

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Visual journalists can apply for €5,000 World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest

DEADLINE: JANUARY 12, 2021 — World Press Photo Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2021 Digital Storytelling Contest for visual creators and storytellers worldwide. APPLY HERE

 

Photojournalists can apply for 2021 World Press Photo Contest

DEADLINE: JANUARY 12, 2020 ― 2021 World Press Photo Contest is currently accepting entries in the following categories: Contemporary Issues, Environment, General News, Long-Term Projects, Nature, Portraits, Sports, and Spot News. APPLY HERE

 

Business journalists can apply for McGraw Fellowship

DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021 — The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is currently open to applicants with at least five years professional experience in journalism. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for Goethe-Institut Africa-focused memory project

DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021 ― Interested persons can apply for the Goethe-Institut memory project tagged Archive of Forgetfulness. APPLY HERE

 

Journalists can apply for GRID-Arendal grants to investigate environmental crime

DEADLINE: JANUARY 22, 2021 — GRID-Arendal is offering grants to investigative journalists worldwide to report environmental crime in developing countries. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for O’Brien Fellowship in public service journalism

DEADLINE: JANUARY 23, 2021 ― O’Brien Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2021-22 academic year on in-depth public service journalism project which will focus on a regional, national or international topics. APPLY HERE

 

Journalists can apply for 2021 Hillman Prizes

DEADLINE: JANUARY 30, 2021 — Call for Entries for the 2021 Hillman Prizes is now open. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for 2021 COMESA Media Awards

DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2021 ― The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has called for entries for the 2021 COMESA Media Awards. APPLY HERE

 

Data journalists worldwide can apply for Sigma Awards

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2021 ― The Sigma Awards, sponsored by the Google News Initiative, is currently accepting entries for data journalism across the world. APPLY HERE

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