Conferences & Scholarships

The Media and Development Conference 2024, organised by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), is open for registration. The conference is set to take place from November 25 to 27, 2024 in Abuja, […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 —African students can apply for the MasterCard Foundation Scholars programme at the University of Pretoria. The programme is aimed at African youths facing significant socio-economic challenges, including refugees, Internally Displaced Persons […]

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 4, 2024 — The Elevate Scholarship is for early- to mid-level career professionals in the news media with a passion for the business of news media. The Elevate Scholarship programme strengthens the future […]

The fourth edition of the virtual and bilingual Global Summit on Disinformation is currently open for registrations. Journalists, fact-checkers, researchers, students, activists and others can register. The summit on disinformation is free and will take […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 —Investigative journalists below 30 years can apply for a fellowship to attend the African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2024). The African Investigative Journalism Conference will be held at Wits University in Johannesburg […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 — The Miles Morland Foundation invites entries for the 2024 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers. The Scholarships are meant for full-length works of adult fiction or non-fiction. Scholars will receive […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 — Freelance journalists are encouraged to participate in the competition for this environmental journalism scholarship. The association of Journalists-Writers for Nature and Ecology (JNE) and Dauphine Foundation, in collaboration with the […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 — The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States has scholarships for professional foreign journalists. The scholarships are for those who are currently enrolled in any full-time master’s level […]

DEADLINE: JUNE 20, 2024 — Nigerian students with flair for writing, storytelling, communication, or journalism can apply for this student exchange programme. For the student exchange programme, the YouthhubAfrica, in collaboration with World’s Best News […]

The Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) and Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI) are facilitating a hybrid conference on climate change reporting in Africa. The conference will explore how climate change impacts Africa and how […]