Fellowships

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.

Freelance journalists, as well as reporters and editors currently working at a news organization or a journalism non-profit, may apply.

The McGraw Fellowship provides a grant of up to $15,000 for each project.

Submissions must be in English language only.

The McGraw Fellowship provides editorial and financial support to journalists who need the time and resources to produce a significant investigative or enterprise story that provides fresh insight into an important business, financial or economic topic.

Entrants can submit applications for in-depth text, video or audio pieces, and proposals that take advantage of more than one storytelling form to create a multimedia package.

No budget is required at the time of application. Applicants chosen as finalists will be asked to provide an estimated budget at that time.

The deadline for submission is December 15th, 2021

APPLY HERE

MORE MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

Apply for the Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2020 ― Business journalists from across Africa are invited to submit entries for the 6th edition of the Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards. 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.

 

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

 

Apply for Rory Peck Trust COVID-19 Hardship Fund

DEADLINE: ROLLING ― In response to the devastating impact of the pandemic, the Rory Peck Trust has created a dedicated fund to provide practical and financial support to active freelance news journalists whose work and livelihoods have been directly affected by COVID-19. APPLY HERE

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