Fellowships available for investigative journalism conference [Worldwide]

Deadline: MAY 15, 2017

Journalists in developing or transitioning countries can apply for a fellowship to travel to the 10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC17) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) and Wits Journalism are offering fellowships for established and young promising journalists with a demonstrated interest in investigative or data journalism.

Grantees are expected to produce a story or give a presentation about the conference in their home countries to help spread investigative journalism worldwide.

The GIJC17, which will take place Nov. 16 to 19, will feature the world's leading investigative reporters, top data journalists and experts in security, collaboration, teaching and training, freedom of information and more.

The deadline is May 15.

For more information, click here.

Visura offers photo grant [Worldwide]

Deadline: APRIL 03, 2017

Photojournalists can enter a contest.

Visura, a networking platform for arts and media, is inviting entries for the 2017 Visura Grant.

The grant supports a personal project that brings awareness to a socio cultural and/or political cause relevant to today’s world.

Entries must consist of a photojournalism project made up of a series of images (15 to 35 images), a short synopsis and a long written reflection about the project. 

The winner will receive US$5,000.

The deadline is April 3. Submission is free for Visura members.

For more information, click here.

Deadline approaching: cultural journalism fellowship in Colombia [Worldwide]

Deadline: MARCH 21, 2017

Print and digital journalists who are fluent in English and have at least three years of professional experience can apply for a fellowship in Colombia.

The Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for a New Ibero American Journalism (FNPI) and Colombia's  Ministry of Culture aim to encourage journalists from all over the world to strengthen their skills in cultural journalism and to narrate cultural stories in English and Spanish.

The program will be held April 26 to May 3. Participants will explore the relationship between journalism and fiction, taking the novel "One hundred years of solitude" written by Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez as a roadmap.

Fifteen candidates will be selected: five from Colombia, five from Latin America and five from other regions of the world. They will receive roundtrip tickets, accommodations, international medical insurance and some meals.

The deadline is March 21.

For more information, click here.