• Fellowships

    The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship 2027

    DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2026 — The Open Notebook is inviting applications from early-career science journalists for its 2027 fellowship programme. The Open Notebook’s fellowship is a 12-month, part-time programme, which gives fellows the opportunity to [...]
  • Fellowships

    2027 Ochberg Fellowship open for applications

    DEADLINE: OCTOBER 20, 2026 — Senior and mid-career journalists who wish to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy can apply for the 2027 Ochberg [...]
  • Awards

    Nominations for 2026 Free Press Awards are open

    DEADLINE: OCTOBER 16, 2026 — Nominations are currently open for the 2026 Free Press Awards, which recognise journalists and media professionals who have a strong commitment to press freedom and independent information. The awards honour [...]

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Awards

Awards

Nominations for 2026 Free Press Awards are open

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 16, 2026 — Nominations are currently open for the 2026 Free Press Awards, which recognise journalists and media professionals who have a strong commitment to press freedom and independent information. The awards honour […]

Awards

AIPS Sport Media Awards 2026 open to journalists

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 4, 2026 — The AIPS Sport Media Awards 2026 are open to professional journalists around the world. For the sport media awards, journalists are to submit entries published between November 5, 2025, and November […]

Campus

Campus

Campus journalists across West Africa can submit pitches

DEADLINE: ROLLING — The Next Gen/Campus Reporter project seeks story pitches from campus journalists across West Africa. Selected campus journalists will produce stories on subnational issues, innovative solutions, data stories, investigations, or features. The budget […]

Conferences

Conferences & Scholarships

2026 Reporter Slam Nigeria open to journalists

EXTENDED DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 — Reporter Slam Nigeria is inviting journalists to apply for its 2026 live journalism storytelling platform. The programme provides selected journalists, reporters, documentary filmmakers and multimedia journalists the opportunity to […]

Conferences & Scholarships

International Anti-Corruption Conference 2026 Young Journalists Initiative

DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2026 — Transparency International invites applications from young journalists to join the 2026 International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC). Journalists in the early stages of their professional career, from around the world, who are passionate about […]

Conferences & Scholarships

Scholarship for postgraduate diploma at Asian College of Journalism

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 16, 2026 — Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) is offering scholarship for students from Sub-Saharan Africa to pursue Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Multimedia Journalism. The ACJ–Bloomberg Postgraduate Diploma in Business and […]

Fellowships

Fellowships

The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship 2027

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2026 — The Open Notebook is inviting applications from early-career science journalists for its 2027 fellowship programme. The Open Notebook’s fellowship is a 12-month, part-time programme, which gives fellows the opportunity to […]

Fellowships

2027 Ochberg Fellowship open for applications

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 20, 2026 — Senior and mid-career journalists who wish to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy can apply for the 2027 Ochberg […]

Trainings

Latest Opportunities

CJID’s training on investigating migration fraud in Nigeria

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 — The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) invites Nigerian journalists, editors, and campus journalists for a two-day training on investigating migration fraud. This training will equip 20 journalists to […]

Grants

Grants

Human-Centred Conservation Storytelling Grant for African journalists and storytellers

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 — Jamma Conservation and Communities invites journalists, filmmakers, photographers and audio storytellers to apply for its Human-Centred Conservation Storytelling Grant. The conservation storytelling grant supports high-quality stories exploring conservation through people’s […]

Grants

Submit pitches for CJID’s people-centred investigative reporting on peace and public safety

DEADLINE: SEPETEMBER 11, 2026 — Journalists and investigative reporters are invited to pitch investigative and solutions-focused stories that explore people-centred approaches to public safety, conflict prevention and accountability. The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development […]

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