NPR offers reporting fellowship [US]

U.S.-based journalists can apply for a fellowship to conduct a reporting project abroad.

Sponsored by the John Alexander Project and NPR, the Above the Fray Fellowship is designed to give a promising journalist the opportunity to cover important under reported stories from abroad.

The selected individual will spend three months filing on-air and online stories for NPR.

Applicants should combine the depth of traditional journalists with the technical innovation of new media and have between three and five years of professional experience. 

The deadline to apply is July 1.

For more information, click here.

aKoma fellowship open [Africa]

Aspiring content creators and storytellers can apply for a paid fellowship.

aKoma, a digital storytelling platform, with support from the MasterCard Foundation, organizes Amplify, a six-month fellowship for talented Africans. 

Thirty fellows will be selected to receive training and mentoring as well as to work on content creation and media projects. 

The fellowship is targeting applicants from Accra, Ghana, Kigali, Rwanda, Nairobi, Kenya, and Lagos, Nigeria. Fellows must commit to work at least 8 to 10 hours a week.

The deadline is July 7.

For more information, click here.

Technology Journalism Summer Fellowship open [MENA]

Students who are digital natives can apply for this fellowship in Amman, Jordan.

Online magazine 7iber has launched its Technology Journalism Summer Fellowship, which targets university students who are interested in pursuing a journalism career focusing on information and communication technology.

From June 18 to Sept. 7, the fellow will develop their journalism skills in covering technology topics and receive research mentorship. Participants will help produce stories that explore the interplay between technology, culture and politics in Jordan and the Arab region. 

Candidates must have excellent writing skills in Arabic and a very good command of English.

The deadline is June 11.

For more information, click here

Global health reporting contest open [BRIC, Africa]

Print, broadcast and online journalists in Brazil, China, India, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa are eligible.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), with the support of Johnson & Johnson, will recognize the best media coverage of maternal and child health and other key health issues from each region.

Possible topics of coverage include reducing maternal, infant and child mortality, reducing disease transmission from mother to child, prevention of malnutrition, improving delivery of care and infrastructure for maternal and child health, innovative approaches to delivery of vaccines or responses to   epidemics.

One winner from each region will be selected. Each winner will receive a cash prize and a 12-day study tour to the United States.

Entries must have been published or aired between Feb. 1, 2017, and July 31, 2017, and may include feature articles; in-depth, investigative or explanatory stories; multimedia reports; documentaries or discussion programs. 

The contest is also open to affiliated freelance journalists. Submitted work must have appeared in a media outlet based in one of the regions.

Submissions may be in English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese or Hindi. Works in any other languages must include an English translation.

The deadline is July 31.

For more information, click here.

Thomson Reuters organizes course on land rights reporting [Brazil]

Journalists with at least one year of experience can apply to attend this free training.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, is organizing a workshop on land rights reporting. The course will take place Aug. 15 to 18 in Rio de Janeiro.

The workshop will feature content on understanding property rights and how the issue relates to Brazil; journalism skills and research techniques; approaches to building sources in this field; and talks from guest experts. 

Participants with outstanding story ideas on property rights will receive modest funding as well as editorial support to help them realize these ideas.

The foundation covers travel expenses and accommodation for journalists travelling from outside Rio de Janeiro. 

The deadline is July 3.

For more information, click here.