Travel grants for data journalists available [Eastern Europe, Central Asia]

Journalists, civic activists and data enthusiasts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan can apply for travel grants.

DataFest Tbilisi 2017, the annual international data and communications event organized by ForSet and the Digital Communication Network, will take place Nov. 15 to 17 in Tbilisi, Georgia.  

This event brings together journalists, civil society and NGO activists, government officials, data analysts, developers, designers and other specialists who are working with data or willing to explore data opportunities.

Topics include open data and good governance, data journalism, storytelling and advocacy, data communication and visualization and more.

The grants cover travel, accommodation and participation costs.

Participants must be fluent in English and/or in Russian.

The deadline is Sept. 20.

For more information, click here. 

Travel photography contest open [Worldwide]

Professional and amateur photographers can compete for the Travel Photography of the Year (TPOTY) Awards.

The TPOTY competition was founded by professional photographers Chris and Karen Coe. Sponsors include Fujifilm, Genesis Imaging, Hurtigruten, Paramo Directional Clothing, Photo Iconic, Plastic Sandwich and Royal Photographic Society.

The contest features three portfolio categories, three "One Shot" single image categories, a "Smart Shot" category for images taken on a mobile phone or tablet, Young TPOTY, a "New Talent" award and an award for the overall winner.

The winners will receive cash prizes of up to GBP4,000 (US$5,171) and sponsors' gifts.

Entry fees are GBP8 (US$10) for the single image categories and GBP15 (US$19) for portfolios, New Talent and HD Video categories. The entry for Young TPOTY is free.

The deadline is Sept. 25. 

For more information, click here.

Grants for journalism research available [US, Canada]

Journalism educators can apply for a grant to research a timely and innovative topic in mass communication.

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) organizes the Emerging Scholars Program. The program will award up to four US$3,500 research and teaching grants to AEJMC members.

The program seeks junior faculty members without tenure or media professionals who recently began full-time work at a university. Each scholar will be paired with a mentor to provide guidance throughout the project.

AEJMC will showcase initial results from 2018 grants during a session at its 2018 conference in Washington. In addition to the grant, scholars will receive US$500 to assist with travel expenses to the conference.

The deadline is Oct. 2.

For more information, click here.

Fellowship sends reporters to Germany [Latin America]

Latin American journalists ages 25 to 35  and proficient in German or English can apply for this fellowship.

The Internationale Journalisten-Programme (IJP) seeks to foster relations between Germany and Latin America giving young journalists the opportunity to spend two months in a Berlin-based media, working as correspondents for their outlets back home.

The fellowship will begin late February 2018 with an introductory seminar in Berlin.

Selected candidates will receive EUR3,600 (US$4,277), to cover airfares, transportation, accommodation and meals.

The deadline to apply is Sept. 15.

For more information, click here.