DEADLINE: AUGUST 17, 2022 —Journalists can submit entries for the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME), Africa’s longest-running media awards programme.
The awards for media excellence are in 24 categories, broadly grouped under Reporting, Commentary, Documentary-drama, Aesthetics, and Overall Awards.
Individual winners will receive DAME Plaque, Cash prize, Certificate of Merit, Professional tool (Laptop/Tablet) and Books while institutional winners will be awarded DAME Plaque and Certificate of Merit.
Entries must have been published in the Nigerian media in 2021.
Applicants should not enter more than two works in any particular category of the awards for media excellence.
DAME confers annual recognition on individuals and institutions for outstanding works in the field of mass communication in the conviction that by so doing performance can be benchmarked and public confidence strengthened in media work.
The deadline for applications is August 17, 2022.
MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA
Grant for COVID-19, vaccines, global health inequities stories
DEADLINE: ROLLING — Journalists can apply for the Pulitzer Center’s COVID-19, Vaccines, and Global Health Inequities grant. 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
Mongabay seeks pitches from journalists
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Unbias the News seeks pitches on underreported stories
DEADLINE: ROLLING — Unbias the News is accepting pitches on underreported stories with global relevance. APPLY HERE
Radcliffe fellowship seeks projects on pressing social, policy issues
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 — Radcliffe Fellowship programme seeks proposals that confront pressing social and policy issues and engage audiences beyond academia. APPLY HERE
Apply for Mongabay’s conservation reporting fellowship (up to $3,000)
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 —Mongabay is currently accepting applications for its Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Programme. APPLY HERE
Applications open for 2023 World Press Institute fellowship
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 —Applications are now being accepted for the March 2023 World Press Institute fellowship. Each year, talented journalists apply for 10 fellowship slots. APPLY HERE
TRACE investigative reporting fellowship for journalists
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 —TRACE investigative reporting fellowship is open for applications. The fellowship seeks to hold the powerful accountable and strengthen democracies. APPLY HERE
Wharton seminars for business journalists
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 —The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists is pleased to present its flagship programme on October 17 to 19, 2022. APPLY HERE
Fellowship seeks projects related to democracy
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 17, 2022 —Practitioners from developing democracies and non-democratic countries can apply for the 2023-2024 Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Programme. APPLY HERE