Journalism fellowship available [Worldwide]

Budding journalists from anywhere in the world can apply for this fellowship.

Uncomfortable Revolution, a website that focuses on people living with a chronic illness or disability, is offering four paid, nonresidential global media fellowships. 

The fellowship lasts six months and focuses on writing, visual art, podcast or video. Fellows receive EUR2,000 (US$2,360) to develop a creative work on the theme of awkward conversations that arise from chronic illness or disability.

Applicants must submit a pitch for a raw, authentic story about any health condition such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, mental illness, addiction or eating disorders, MS and other mobility-affecting illnesses.

The deadline is July 15.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Funds for video-based projects on cultural diversity available [Eastern Europe]

Media professionals from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine can compete in this contest.

The ADAMI Media Prize for Cultural Diversity in Eastern Europe, funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, seeks video-based projects on the topics of migration, integration, as well as the ethnic, religious and cultural diversity in Eastern Europe.

There are six categories available. The winners in each category will receive a EUR2,000 cash prize. In addition, every contestant with journalistic experience in Russian, German or French can apply for one of ADAMI fellowships at Deutsche Welle (Berlin, Germany), MDR (Leipzig, Germany) and ARTE (Strasbourg, France).

The deadline for entries broadcast or published between Oct. 11, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017 is July 1. For entries broadcast or published between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2018, the deadline  is Oct. 1.

For more information on how to apply, click here. 

Fellowships on reporting climate change available [Africa]

Journalists with at least five years of reporting experience can apply for this fellowship.

Climate Home News (CNH) seeks two journalists to report on the development impacts, challenges and opportunities of climate change in Africa.

Fellows will receive training in climate change reporting as well as GBP3,000 (US$4,015) for their work. Each fellow is expected to produce four stories by May 2019.

Candidates must be from Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda or Zambia.

The deadline is June 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Aging journalism fellowship program available [US]

Journalists who cover issues surrounding aging can apply for a fellowship.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is accepting applications for the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program from journalists who cover issues in aging and/or who work for ethnic media outlets serving U.S. communities.

Selected journalists will receive a stipend of US$1,500 to attend GSA’s 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting Nov. 14 to 18 in Boston. Fellows will commit to completing one short-term story about any aspect of the meeting and a long-term in-depth project of their own design.

The deadline is June 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

CONNECTAS offers online course on investigative journalism [Latin America]

Working journalists residing in Latin America can join this free initiative.

CONNECTAS, in association with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), has launched the third edition of CONNECTAS Virtual School. The initiative seeks to enhance the investigative skills of Latin American reporters.

The online course will start on July 5. Participants will work on a detailed methodology that articulates teaching materials produced by leading organizations, which work to produce more and better journalism in the region.

Those who successfully complete the training can apply to become members of CONNECTASHub and submit investigative journalism proposals.

The deadline to apply is June 19.

For more information on how to apply (in Spanish), click here.