Fellowships

Apply for Wilson Center Fellowship

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2020 ― Scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals can now apply for the Wilson Center Fellowship.

The Wilson Center invites eligible applicants to take part in its flagship 9-month residential international Fellowship

As the situation around COVID-19 develops, the Woodrow Wilson Center will continue to process fellowship applications.

Successful fellows will conduct research and write in their areas of interest while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence.

The Center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world.

APPLY HERE

MORE OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

Apply for Africa-China environmental journalism training workshop

DEADLINE: AUGUST 20, 2020 ― The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism is inviting journalists with interests or experience in environmental journalism to submit proposals for an Online Environmental Journalism Training Workshop. APPLY HERE

 

VACANCY: Investigative journalists needed in Lagos

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 ― A Lagos-based outfit is looking to engage the services of five investigative journalists for a long-term media project. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for the African Fact-Checking Awards

DEADLINE: AUGUST 22, 2020 ― Interested applicants can now apply for the 2020 edition of the annual African Fact-Checking Awards. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship

DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2020 ― Applications are now open for the Alfred Friendly Press fellows worldwide. APPLY HERE

 

Photographers can apply for photo contest on nature

DEADLINE: 15 SEPTEMBER, 2020 ― The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), based in Geneva, is inviting interested photographers to submit their images on nature in support of the restoration of ecosystems. APPLY HERE

 

Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Centre Fellowship for scholars and writers

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 ― The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers is calling for applications for its 2021-2022 International Fellowship. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for remote Nieman Visiting Fellowships

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 ― Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is dedicating its next round of Visiting Fellowships to journalism projects that address coronavirus pandemic and the movement for racial justice in the US. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for training, grants to investigate sports management in Africa

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 28, 2020 ― Journalists in Africa can apply for training and grants from the Thomson Reuters Foundation to investigate sports management in their countries or other African countries. APPLY HERE

 

Coronavirus News Collaboration Challenge 2020

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2020 ― The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is seeking proposals that develop innovative approaches to reporting on the novel coronavirus crisis using collaboration among journalists and newsrooms across state lines or national borders. APPLY HERE.

 

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