DEADLINE: ROLLING — African storytellers passionate about changing the prevailing stereotypical narratives about Africa can apply for Africa No Filter’s Kekere Storytellers Fund.
Content creators, wordsmith, performance artists, visual artists, and journalists whose work tell African stories beyond stereotypes of poverty, conflict, disease, poor leadership and corruption can apply.
The fund pays micro-grants from $500 to $2000 to emerging African storytellers who are already creating and publishing unique and compelling content that offers fresh and alternative perspectives of Africa, to show a continent that’s innovative, evolving, and creative.
Applicants must be aged below 35 years and must be Africans based anywhere in Africa or the Diaspora.
To apply, you must have a track record of producing ground-breaking work that challenges stereotypical narratives about your community, country, or the continent.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
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
Journalists can apply for Knight-Wallace Fellowships
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2023 — Knight-Wallace Fellowships enable journalists who are eager for growth and deeply committed to the future of journalism to spend an academic year at the University of Michigan. APPLY HERE
Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Programme seeks entries
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 6, 2023 — The Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Programme is currently open for applications for the 2024 programme. APPLY HERE
JSK journalism fellowship seeks for applications
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 6, 2023 — Journalists from around the world who are creating solutions to journalism’s most urgent problems can apply for this John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship. APPLY HERE
MDIF Ventures seeks applications from digital media for $1m investment fund
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 10, 2023 — The Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) Ventures is inviting applications from digital media for it $1m investment fund. APPLY HERE
Journalists can apply for 2024 FASPE journalism programme
DEADLINE: JANUARY 2, 2024 — Journalism students and early-career journalists can apply for the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). APPLY HERE
TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting seeks nominations
DEADLINE: JANURAY 31, 2024 — The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting recognises journalism that uncovers business-related bribery and financial crime. APPLY HERE
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