IWMF offers Journalism grant [Worldwide]

Women journalists can apply for this new fund.

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for the Kim Wall Memorial Fund, established in honor of the award-winning Swedish journalist who covered important, underreported stories from around the world.

One US$5,000 grant will be awarded annually to fund stories on subcultures, broadly defined, and “the undercurrents of rebellion," carrying forward Wall's legacy. Grantees will also be paired with a mentor to assist them in their reporting.

The fund may cover reporting-related costs including travel (flights, ground transportation, drivers), logistics, visa fees and payment for fixers/translators.

The deadline is Feb. 2.

For more information, click here.

Center for Environmental Journalism offers fellowship [US]

U.S. journalists interested in environmental issues can apply for a nine-month fellowship in Boulder, Colorado.

The Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado is accepting applications for the Ted Scripps Fellowship.

The program brings professional journalists together with leading environmental specialists. Seminars, field trips, classes and in-depth research

will help participating journalists better understand key environmental issues.

Five fellows will each receive a US$56,000 stipend. The fellowship begins mid-August and continues into mid-May.

Applicants must have at least five years of journalism experience. Prior experience in covering the environment is not required.

The deadline is March 1.

For more information, click here.

Hélio Alonso University offers international journalism courses[Brazil]

Students and journalists interested in working with international news agencies can register for this course in Rio de Janeiro.

The Hélio Alonso University (FACHA, in Portuguese) will offer the course "International journalism and news agencies" 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. over six Saturdays beginning April 14.

The course will cover the relations between international news agencies and Brazilian television, based on the interest of the global news market in events in Brazil; news production with potential for repercussion abroad, introducing monetization and distribution practices; the commercial value of news coverage: hard news, breaking news, broadcast pools and reports; and content produced by citizen journalists and its commercial value.

The instructor is journalist Maria Angélica Dias da Cruz.

The registration deadline is April 12. The cost is BRL500, with discounts available to FACHA students.

For more information (in Portuguese), click here.