TED2018 fellowships open [Worldwide]

Media entrepreneurs, human rights activists and photographers can apply for a TED fellowship to attend "The Age of Amazement" conference in Vancouver, Canada.

The TED Fellows program is designed to bring together young trailblazers from a variety of fields who have shown unusual accomplishment and courage.

Twenty fellows will be selected to attend the TED2018 conference to be held April 10 to 18, 2018. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend pre-conference programs with training by speakers.

The program targets candidates ages 21 to 40, but anyone over 18 is eligible. Applicants must be proficient in English.

TED pays for round-trip economy airfare, ground transportation to and from the conference location, meals and shared accommodation on site.

The deadline is Sept. 10.

For more information, click here.

Poynter, NABJ organize diversity training [US)

Journalists of color working in digital media can apply for this free training.

Poynter and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) host the Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media Dec. 3 to 8 at Poynter’s campus in St. Petersburg, Florida.

This free leadership program will address the issues journalists of color face on the path to leadership in digital journalism and technology organizations.

The academy will include guidance on navigating newsroom culture, leadership styles, the business of journalism and entrepreneurship, as well as networking and one-on-one coaching. 

The deadline is Aug. 18. There is a limited number of travel stipends.

For more information, click here.

Deadline approaching: call for young investigative journalists [North Africa, Europe]

Investigative journalists ages 20 to 35 from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland and Spain can apply for this program.

The Civil Forum for Asset Recover (Cifar) is looking for young North African and European journalists to be part of a investigative journalism training program that aims to support a new generation of journalists to write about ongoing cases and potentially identify new stories about public asset theft.

Participants will attend an investigative journalism workshop November in Berlin, Germany, and a three-day investigative journalism camp January in Tunis, Tunisia.

Writing, reading and understanding English is required.

Training costs, flights, accommodation and visa costs are all covered.

The deadline is July 31.

For more information, click here.

Travel grants for journalists available [New Zealand]

Journalists can apply for three-week reporting grants anywhere in Asia.

The Asia New Zealand Foundation offers two types of grants to journalists: travel grants and discretionary grants.

Travel grants are awarded to journalists who have a clear plan of what stories they want to cover. Discretionary grants have no specific criteria, but can be used for projects that are time-dependent.

The foundation will consider proposals that seek to increase New Zealanders' understanding of the Asia region and that promote themes of economic, political, social or strategic change in Asia - and the implications of these changes for New Zealand.

The grant can be used to cover most work-related costs, including return economy airfares, insurance, per diem allowances and visa and airport taxes.

The deadline to submit for travel grants is Oct. 2. There are no set deadlines for discretionary grants.

For more information, click here.

Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship open [Worldwide]

Journalists worldwide who wish to learn more about democracy can apply for a fellowship.

The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program, organized by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), aims to enable democratic practitioners, scholars and journalists to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change.

Fellows are expected to be in residence at the International Forum for Democratic Studies in Washington for Oct. 1, 2018 to Feb. 28, 2019 and March 1 to July 31, 2019. Working knowledge of English is required to be eligible.

Each fellow receives a monthly stipend for living expenses, plus health insurance and reimbursement for travel.

The deadline to apply is Oct. 15.

For more information, click here.