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DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 <\/strong>\u2014 <\/strong>Journalists and students in Nigeria are invited to apply for this fact-checking mentorship by Africa Check.<\/p>\n

Through this fact-checking mentorship, journalists and students can hone their fact-checking journalism skills.<\/p>\n

Selected participants will take part in a series of interactive online mentoring sessions running over six to eight weeks and be expected to complete a fact-checking report for publication or broadcast.<\/p>\n

All mentees who complete the programme will be awarded a certificate of completion.<\/p>\n

The deadline to apply is September 16, 2024.<\/p>\n

APPLY HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM\u00a0I-79 MEDIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Howard G. Buffett Fund for female journalists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: ROLLING\u00a0\u2014 Female journalists around the world can apply for the Howard G. Buffett Fund offered through the International Women\u2019s Media Foundation (IWMF).\u00a0APPLY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

O\u2019Shaughnessy Fellowships offer innovative creators up to $100,000<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: ROLLING\u00a0\u2014 The O\u2019<\/strong>Shaughnessy Fellowship is a one-year programme open to innovative creators around the world.\u00a0APPLY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pulitzer Centre will fund investigative stories on science misinformation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: ROLLING\u00a0\u2014 The Pulitzer Centre is offering grants for in-depth and investigative stories related to science misinformation, science denial, and the spread of pseudoscience.\u00a0APPLY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Grants for underreported stories in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: ROLLING \u2014\u00a0The 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.\u00a0APPLY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pulitzer Center is offering global reporting grants<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: ROLLING \u2014The Pulitzer Center\u2019s 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.\u00a0APPLY HERE\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Call for applications: RCDIJ Africa Fund<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: ROLLING\u00a0\u2014The RCDIJ Africa Fund is currently open for applications from journalists across Africa.\u00a0APPLY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mongabay seeks pitches from journalists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: ROLLING\u00a0\u2014 Mongabay seeks story pitches from journalists interested in writing about carbon credits, offsets or markets.\u00a0APPLY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Unbias the News seeks pitches on underreported stories<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: ROLLING \u2014\u00a0Unbias the News is accepting pitches on underreported stories with global relevance.\u00a0APPLY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Merck Foundation\u2019s Africa Media Recognition Awards seek entries<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Journalists can submit applications to Merck Foundation\u2019s Africa Media Recognition Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d.\u00a0APPLY HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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