Fellowships

DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2026 — Experienced journalists who want to enhance their understanding of business and economics, finance and technology can apply for the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship. Applications for the class of 2026-27 are open. Fellows […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 11, 2026 — Code for Africa (CfA) invites African data journalists and data scientists to apply for WanaData Fellowships designed to promote a secure digital space through gender projects. Applicants must be registered […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 7, 2026 — The United Nations Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 Polio Press Fellowship for Individual Reporting. The fellowship is for journalists interested in covering stories on polio eradication in polio-affected […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 9, 2025 — Knight Science Journalism (KSJ) is accepting applications for the Academic-Year and the Africa and Middle East Fellowships. The Academic-Year fellowship will be offered to 10 science journalists from around the […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 6, 2026 — Wikimidea and Wiki Health Africa is accepting applications for this fellowship for health editors in Africa. The fellowship is a capacity building of selected participants across different countries in Africa […]

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2025 — The Knight-Wallace Fellowships seek applications from mid-career journalists with at least five years of experience. Fellows receive an $85,000 stipend, an additional $5,000 for relocation, and full support for health […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 7, 2026 — The 2026 Tarbell Fellowship, a one-year programme for journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence, is now open for applications. Fellows secure a nine-month placement at a major newsroom, participate in a […]

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 20, 2025 — Applications are currently open for the 2025 and the second cohort of the Agora Policy Writing Fellowship. If you aspire to write about public policy in an informed, persuasive and […]

DECEMBER 4, 2025 — Full-time journalists and researchers with a background in media or social sciences can apply for the Al Jazeera Fellowship. This three-month fellowship offered by the Al Jazeera Media Institute (AJMI) seeks […]

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 19, 2025 — The 2026 New York Times Fellowship class seeks an A.I. Initiatives fellow in New York. Applicants must have no more than five years of full-time, professional experience in journalism and/or […]