Reuters offers photojournalism grants [Worldwide]

Photojournalists and students interested in working on photo assignments can apply for a grant.

Reuters has launched its photojournalism grants competition.

Eight winners will receive US$5,000 each to advance their abilities and tell new stories. Pictures taken by the winners will be distributed on Reuters News media platforms.

Applicants must submit a CV, a cover letter and a portfolio with 35 to 50 pictures.

The deadline is Nov. 10.

For more information, click here.

Thomson Reuters seeks equities correspondent [Brazil]

Experienced journalists fluent in Portuguese can apply for this position in São Paulo.

Thomson Reuters is hiring a correspondent to cover equities in Brazil.

The correspondent will be primarily responsible for breaking news about corporations and investors, Brazil’s dynamic markets and its turbulent political scene.

The selected journalist will have a proven track record of developing sources and breaking market-moving news, as well as the ability to bring complex stories to life for the general reader.

For more information, click here.

DNI offers funds for Innovation in Digital News Journalism!

Deadline: 12 October 2017

Applications are open for the fourth round of its Digital News Initiative (DNI) Innovation Fund in order to support innovation in digital news journalism.

Funding Tracks

• Prototype Projects: This funding track is open to organisations, individuals, and those organisations comprised of just one individual for projects requiring up to €50k of funding. The projects should be very early stage with ideas that have not been designed or their assumptions tested. Up to 100% of the total project cost is available.
• Medium Projects: The medium funding track is only open to organisations, preferably with at least one journalist on the team and is for projects which require up to €300k of funding. Funding requests can be made of up to 70% of the total cost of the project.
• Large Projects: The large track is also only open to organisations, preferably with more than one journalist on the team. These applications require more than €300k of funding. Funding requests can be made for up to 70% of the total cost of the project. Funding is capped at €1m.

Eligibility Criteria

• The DNI Innovation Fund is open to for-profit organisations, non-profit organisations and individuals that aim to produce original journalism and to enlighten citizens with trustworthy journalistic content, whose projects focus on encouraging a more sustainable news ecosystem.
• Established publishers, online-only players, news startups, publisher consortia, national or international associations, companies and individuals are all eligible to apply. Incorporated organisations must be incorporated in the EU or EFTA.
• Unincorporated organisations must be registered in the EU or EFTA (or, if unregistered, have their principal place of business there).
• Individuals must be EU or EFTA residents.

Selection Criteria

Projects will be evaluated against three main criteria.

• Impact
• Innovation
• Feasibility

How to Apply

Interested applicants must apply online via given website.

Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

For more information, please visit DNI Innovation Fund.

Michigan University: Inviting Applicants for Knight-Wallace Fellowship

Deadline: 1 December 2017

The University of Michigan is inviting international applicants for Knight-Wallace Fellowship that recognizes exceptional journalists for their work, leadership and potential with a unique opportunity: an academic year of study, developing new perspectives and networks, and achieving both professional and personal growth at the University of Michigan, one of the world’s finest universities.

For the small group of journalism professionals from the U.S. and abroad selected for a Knight-Wallace Fellowship, the result is a life-changing experience.

• Personalized study plans and access to U-M courses allow applicants to pursue their own path.
• Regular seminars and visiting speakers bring the best from journalism and academia to applicants.
• Workshops for fellows provide opportunities to advance applicants writing, entrepreneurial and multimedia knowledge and skills.
• International travel is a core component of the experience.
• Stipends allow our fellows (and their families/partners) to make the most of once-in-a-lifetime sabbatical opportunity.

Selection Criteria

• Fellows are selected on the basis of past performance, future promise and, above all, leadership in some aspect of journalism. Great care goes into assembling classes of fellows that mix the type and size of news organizations as well as geography and background. Typically, 12 Americans are joined by six international colleagues.
• Selection is determined by a committee of distinguished journalists and University of Michigan faculty. U.S. finalists are interviewed at Wallace House in April and announced in early May.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be full-time journalists, with a minimum five years professional experience, whose work appears regularly as an employee or freelancer.
• Print/digital, broadcast, photo, documentary and graphic/visualization journalists are eligible to apply. There are no academic prerequisites.

Note: All fellows must agree not to work, either in their current job of other paid assignments, maintain residency in Ann Arbor for the duration of the fellowship and attend all program seminars and events. Applicants working in a newsroom are encouraged to obtain employer consent granting a leave of absence with the understanding that, upon completion of the fellowship and where applicable, the fellow will return to their place of employment.

How to Apply

Applicants can submit their applications via email at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit Knight-Wallace Fellowship.

Embassy of the Czech Republic Yerevan:Call for Transformation Cooperation Programme projects 2018

  The deadline for submitting of the projects is October 10, 2017

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Yerevan invites relevant Armenian legal entities to present for consideration their projects within the Transformation Cooperation Programme 2018.

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Yerevan invites relevant Armenian legal entities (NGOs) to present for consideration their projects focused on some of  the following objectives:

- Civil society – enhancing the ability to function effectively, to influence and widely participate in political and social processes;

- Human rights defenders - humanitarian support,

- Media – promoting quality, plurality and independence of the media, access to information,

- Participation – promoting citizens involvement in public decision-making process at all levels (local, regional, national)

- Support to rule of law institutional building

- Equality and non-discrimination – promoting equality of vulnerable minorities and women

- Support to human rights issues in employment and environment protection.

Financial contribution from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs per project can not exceed 250.000 CZK (9.500 EUR approx.). The aggregate share of personal and travel costs must not exceed 25 % of the amount financed by the Czech side.

The project proposals must include:

- A brief annotation of the project, including objectives and expected activities
- Justification of suitability for realization of such a project
- Budget framework
- A list of basic information about partner organizations

Presented projects will be submitted (via Czech Embassy in Yerevan) to the Selection Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic for final decision. This Committee mainly evaluates 1) formalities of presented proposal, 2) relevance of the project (for transformation strategy of Armenia and Czech transformation development goals, description of problems to be solved by the project etc.), 3) usefulness of the project, 4) efficiency and effectiveness (use of right indicators, transparent budget structure, cost sharing etc.), 5) sustainability of the project (ownership of the project, capacity, possibility of further financing etc.).

The implementation of the project can start after signing of the contract with theEmbassy (approximately in February 2017) and needs to be completed by the October 10, 2018.

. Proposals should be sent to yerevan@embassy.mzv.cz.

Identification Form LTP_TRANS_2018 (XLS, 53 KB)