Pulitzer Center offers travel grants for journalists [Worldwide]

Journalists worldwide can apply for a travel grant to cover issues unreported or under reported in the mainstream American and European media.

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is accepting project proposals from journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers, filmmakers or freelancers of any nationality.

The program funds international travel costs associated with reporting projects on topics and regions of global importance.

The amount of individual travel grants will depend on the specific project and detailed budget planning. Most awards fall in the range of US$5,000 to US$15,000.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

For more information, click here.

Grant available for photo project [Worldwide]

Deadline April 30,2017

Women photographers ages 30 and younger can apply for an award.

The Magnum Foundation and the Inge Morath Foundation are accepting submissions for the Inge Morath Award.

The winner will receive US$5,000 to complete a long-term documentary project.

Proposals must include 20 photographs and a project description.

The deadline is April 30.

For more information, click here.

Fellowship for science conference open [Worldwide]

Deadline: JUNE 25, 2017

Journalists and bloggers interested in advancing their knowledge of science can apply for a fellowship to attend a conference in Germany.

The Falling Walls Foundation seeks candidates with at least three years of professional journalism or blogging experience in which they have written about science.

The fellows will have the opportunity to visit the Falling Walls Lab and attend the Falling Walls Conference on Nov. 8 and 9 in Berlin.

The fellowship includes travel expenses, accommodations for three nights, meals and conference fees. 

The deadline to apply is June 25.

For more information, click here.

UNESCO hosts photo contest on journalists' safety [Worldwide]

Deadline: APRIL 15, 2017

Professional photographers are invited to submit works on journalists' safety to this contest.

UNESCO is organizing a contest to select
photographs
that will help raise awareness on the working conditions of journalists and illustrate programs contributing to the safety of journalists and the fight against impunity.

Images may depict journalists in demonstrations, trials, major public events, investigations on corruption, citizen journalists, journalists embedded with police or the military, journalists reporting from a conflict zone, journalists in protected vehicles or in front of media houses with protection or any other case in which journalists are at work in sensitive situations.

UNESCO will establish a contract with the photographers, purchasing the selected photographs.

The deadline is April 15.

For more information, click here.

Rockefeller Bellagio residency program open [Worldwide]

Deadline: MAY 01, 2017

International scholars from all disciplines are invited to apply for a residency program in 2018 in Italy.

The Bellagio Residency Program, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, offers participants the opportunity to establish new connections and solve complex global issues. The program hosts residencies for scholars, creative artists and practitioners, but the sponsored competition is open only to scholars.

The Rockefeller Foundation seeks applicants with projects that contribute to discourse and progress related to its dual goals: advancing inclusive economies and building resilience. Selected projects also address four related focus areas: advance health; revalue ecosystems; secure livelihoods; and transform cities.

Residencies typically last four weeks, but applicants may request a shorter period.

Room and board are provided to all residents and their spouses/partners. Airfare is not included in the residency program; however, the foundation does have a limited travel assistance program based on the income of invited residents.

The deadline is May 1.

For more information, click here.

Grants fund investigation on cross-border poaching, trafficking [Africa]

Deadline: APRIL 05, 2017

African journalists can apply for a reporting grant.

The Wits China-Africa Reporting Project at the Journalism Department of the University of the Witwatersrand, in collaboration with the Hong Kong-based news organizations HK01 and Initium Media, has launched a cross-border poaching and trafficking investigation.

The reporting initiative will cover both the African supply and Asian demand sides of critical wildlife issues such as illegal hunting and trading of ivory, rhino horn, pangolins, donkeys, shark fin and abalone.

The selected journalists will report on the proposed topics, then travel to Hong Kong where they will be joined by journalists from HK01 and Initium Media to share their findings and gain experience in Asian newsrooms.

Candidates must send a proposal and a budget no higher than US$2,000. 

The deadline is April 5.

For more information, click here.