Fellowships

DEADLINE: JULY 28, 2025 — Bertha Challenge, a fellowship for activists, investigative journalists, filmmakers and lawyers, is currently open for applications. For the 2026 Bertha Challenge, Bertha Foundation often seeks projects that investigate and expose […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 3, 2025 — The Republic seeks applications for the Black Atlantic Editorial Fellowship, a six-month programme for the production of stories rooted in Blackness and the African experience. Fellows will receive a monthly […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 — Applications are open for the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Centre for Scholars and Writers, an international fellowship. A Cullman Centre Fellow receives the use of an office with a […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 20, 2025 — One World Media (OWM) Fellowship seeks applications from mid-career journalists and filmmakers from the global south. The OWM Fellowship supports and champions global journalism and documentary filmmaking. It is aimed […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 20, 2025 — Nigerian journalists who want to make complex climate issues accessible can apply for this fellowship on climate and energy transition in the country. Selected projects will receive £3-5k funding and […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2025  — The ICFP 2025 Media Fellowship offers an opportunity to attend the International Conference on Family Planning in Bogotá, Colombia. Journalists, bloggers and media professionals passionate about sexual and reproductive health […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 11, 2025 — The Al Accountability Fellowships by the Pulitzer Centre seek to support journalists working on in-depth AI accountability stories. The Fellowship is designed for staff or freelance journalists from all beats, […]

DEADLINES: SEPTEMBER 11 AND 30, 2025 — Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 Radcliffe Fellowship. Radcliffe fellows are exceptional scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals and artists whose work is making a difference in their […]

DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2025 — Journalists from low- and middle-income countries can apply for the Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) reporting fellowship. Led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, […]

DEADLINE: JUNE 20, 2025 — The Climate Feed Fellowship is a journalism programme designed to empower young reporters to tell better food and climate stories. It aims to tackle the widespread lack of coverage in […]