Fellowships

CatchLight global fellowship for visual storytellers, others

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2024 — The 2025 CatchLight Global Fellowship seeks applications from visual storytellers, creative leaders and educators.

A CatchLight Global Fellowship is awarded for life.

Fellows will get a $30,000 award, potential access to additional future funding, paid travel and accommodations for the 2025 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit in San Francisco and personal development opportunities, among other benefits.

CatchLight emphasises the importance of harnessing the power of visual storytelling to inform, connect and transform communities.

The deadline for applications is December 14, 2024.

APPLY HERE

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

DEADLINE: ROLLING — The Pulitzer Center is offering grants for underreported stories in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proposals should focus on issues such as water and sanitation, land degradation and coastal erosion, education, maternal health, and climate resilience. APPLY HERE

Pulitzer Center is offering global reporting grants

DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Pulitzer Center’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

Mongabay seeks pitches from journalists

DEADLINE: ROLLING — Mongabay seeks story pitches from journalists interested in writing about carbon credits, offsets or markets. APPLY HERE

Unbias the News seeks pitches on underreported stories

DEADLINE: ROLLING — Unbias the News is accepting pitches on underreported stories with global relevance. APPLY HERE

Knight-Wallace fellowships open to international journalists

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2024 — International journalists can apply for the 2025-2026 academic year of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships. APPLY HERE

The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 9, 2024 — Professional journalists are invited to submit entries for the AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism. APPLY HERE

TRACE Prize for investigative reporting on commercial bribery

DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2025 — The TRACE Foundation is accepting entries for the 2025 Prize for Investigative Reporting: Uncovering Commercial Bribery. APPLY HERE

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