DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 —The Check Global Independent Media Response Fund supports proposals that focus on tackling on climate misinformation.
The fund will provide micro-grants of up to $5,000 for individuals, and up to $15,000 for collectives and organisations.
The fund responds to the hyperlocal needs of media practitioners, independent media newsrooms, fact-checking groups, citizen journalism projects, human rights defenders, researchers and technology and digital literacy advocates in North-Africa Western-Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Recipients would be contributing to the fight against climate misinformation, whether by producing evidence-based stories, campaigns, knowledge and resources, or by fact-checking content being published online about climate change.
The organisers welcome proposals for podcasts, videos, written pieces, campaigns, offline training, MOOCs, toolkits, digital archives and blogs.
Applications are open until September 30, 2022.
MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA
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
Fetisov Journalism awards are open for entries
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2022 —Submissions are invited for the 2022 Fetisov Journalism Awards. APPLY HERE
Apply for Journalists in Residence Programme
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 2, 2022 —The Journalists in Residence programme seeks journalists interested in deepening their knowledge and understanding of political economy. APPLY HERE
Apply for Wilson Center’s fellowships
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2022 —The Wilson Center is currently accepting applications for its 9-month residential fellowships. The Center offers a stipend of $90,000 to fellows. 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
Chevening scholarships open for applications
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2022 — Applications are open for fully-funded Chevening Scholarships to study for one-year master’s degrees at UK universities. APPLY HERE