Journalists and media practitioners in Nigeria can apply for these media opportunities with deadline in June 2021.
Journalists and media practitioners can also check other opportunities including conferences, fellowships, trainings, awards and courses etc. from the long list below.
Even if you think you have the slightest chance of winning, APPLY. What have you got to lose?
Call for entries: Direct Look photo contest: DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2021 —FOTODOC Center for Documentary Photography at Sakharov Center invites entries for its seventh annual international Direct Look photo contest. APPLY HERE
Apply for Online Journalism Awards: DEADLINE: JUNE 10, 2021 —The Online Journalism Awards (OJAs), which honor excellence in digital journalism around the world, seek applications. APPLY HERE
Vacancies available at Africa Check: DEADLINE: JUNE 16, 2021 —Africa check seeks to hire a presenter, a producer as well as performers for a live radio drama to tackle misinformation around Covid-19. APPLY HERE
I-79 Media is pleased to inform you that we are accepting opinion pieces and articles from journalists, freelancers, media scholars, students and enthusiasts about issues relating to the operation and development of the media and journalism space in the country.
Articles are expected to be objective and fact-based opinions that characterise the peculiarities of the first, the Nigerian media space and the rest of the continent and the world.
Kindly send all articles to i79mediaconsults@gmail.com, accompanied by full names and contact details of the writers/contributors.
Call for pitches: Climate Tracker: Climate Tracker is accepting pitches for stories about climate impacts, solutions, policies and science from all over the world. APPLY HERE
Document Women is currently looking for female photographers and photojournalists across the 36 states in Nigeria. APPLY HERE
Pulitzer Center’s data journalism grants: DEADLINE: ROLLING— The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting invites applications for innovative data-driven journalism projects that spotlight under-reported issues. APPLY HERE
Submit pitches to IJNet: DEADLINE: ROLLING— International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) is currently accepting pitches from readers all over the world. APPLY HERE
Apply for OTF’S Rapid Response Fund: DEADLINE: ROLLING —Open Technology Fund (OTF) through its Rapid Response Fund is offering financial support and technical services to bloggers, cyber activists, journalists, and human rights defenders. APPLY HERE
Call for entries: The Planet Award: DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2021 —The Global Youth & News Media is currently accepting entries from news organizations for the 2021 Planet Award. APPLY HERE
Workshop for journalists at the Data Institute: The Ida B. Wells Society, ProPublica and OpenNews invite journalists to attend Data Institute, a free workshop that teaches journalists how to use data, design and code. APPLY HERE
McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism: DEADLINE: JULY 16, 2021— The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism seeks stories that tackle issues related to the global economy, finance and business. APPLY HERE
NCDJ’s award for excellence in disability reporting: DEADLINE: AUGUST 7, 2021 —The National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ) invites entries for the 2021 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability. APPLY HERE
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