Scholarship for Journalism conference open [Worldwide]

Undergraduate and graduate students ages 18 to 25 who are committed to a career in journalism can apply to attend this conference.

Future News Worldwide 2018, organized by the British Council and media partners, will take place July 5 and 6 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The event aims to help young people develop journalism skills and establish the United Kingdom as a global leader in the nurturing of young journalists and media figures.

Attendance at the conference is fully funded for successful applicants, including airfare, accommodations and meals.

Candidates can come from any region of the world but must speak English at IELTS 6.5  or above.

The deadline is Feb. 28.

For more information, click here.

CONNECTAS School seeks applications [Latin America]

Working journalists residing in Latin America can join this free initiative.

CONNECTAS, in association with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), has launched the third edition of CONNECTAS Virtual School. The initiative seeks to enhance the investigative skills of Latin American reporters.

The online course will start Feb. 5 and last four weeks. Participants will work on a detailed methodology that articulates teaching materials produced by leading organizations, which work to produce more and better journalism in the region.

Those who successfully complete the training can apply to become members of CONNECTASHub and submit proposals to the Initiative for Investigative Journalism of the Americas.

The deadline to apply is Jan. 28.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.

Prince Claus Fund offers grants [Lebanon]

Cultural and artistic institutions working in Lebanon are invited to apply for grants.

The Prince Claus Fund, in partnership with the AM Qattan Foundation, is accepting applications for "SELAT: Links through the Arts."

The program offers EUR15,000 (US$18,345) per grant for new projects aimed at enhancing the cultural life within the Palestinian communities in Lebanon.

Priority will be given to projects that raise critical awareness and discussion on cultural topics of special importance to the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon or promote dialogue and constructive communication between the Palestinian refugees and Lebanese society, among other goals.

Independent initiatives or groups may apply for this grant under the umbrella of an active cultural institution registered in Lebanon.

The deadline is Feb. 25.

For more information, click here.

Thomson Reuters Foundation organizes tour on reporting climate change [Russia]

Aspiring journalists with an interest in covering climate change and the green economy can apply for this program.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation organizes a press tour "Reporting Climate Change" for journalists from Russia, which will take place Feb. 19 to 23 in the United Kingdom.

The program is an intensive five-day trip that provides participants an opportunity to meet experts, journalists and officials as well as attend seminars.

Fluency in English is not an obligatory but desirable.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation covers travel, accommodation and meals for selected participants.

The deadline is Jan. 26.

For more information (in Russian), click here.

Barilla Center seeks entries on Food Sustainability (Worldwide)

Young, midcareer and professional Journalists can apply from all over the world for excellence in reporting and communicating issues related to food security, sustainability,  agriculture and nutrition award

The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) and the Thomson Reuters Foundation are launching the second edition of the Food Sustainability Media Award, an international contest that recognizes journalistic excellence in reporting on food from a different perspective and turning the spotlight on food sustainability.

.Areas of focus:

§  Hunger & Obesity: for every undernourished person there are now two obese or overweight people in the world;

§  Food & Fuel: a third of agricultural cereal crops are used to produce animal feed or biofuels despite hunger and malnutrition;

§  Waste & Starvation: 1.3 billion tons of edible food is wasted every year, four times the amount needed to feed the 815 million undernourished people around the world.

The winning published work in written journalism and multimedia categories will receive a €10,000 cash prize.

Deadline: 31 May 2018

For more information, Click here    .

Pulitzer Center seeks entries on Pitching for Peace competition (Worldwide)

Journalists, writers, photographers, radio and podcast producers and filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers are eligible to apply.

War Stories, Peace Stories (WSPS), in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, invites journalists working from any platform to pitch a project focused on an underreported nonviolent response or peace effort in an international conflict area.

Three projects will be selected for Pulitzer Center funding. The level of support will vary between $5,000 and $20,000, based on travel and related costs associated with each project. All three winners will present their pitches live to a panel of judges at the War Stories, Peace Stories Symposium on April 11, 2018, at the Times Center in New York City. One of the journalists will be selected for an additional $5,000 award.

WSPS seeks pitches that illuminate peace efforts, nonviolent resistance, and reconciliation in areas of international conflict or extremism.

Deadline: Applications are due March 1, 2018 at 11:59pm EST. Three winners will be announced on March 20. Winners must be available to travel to NYC for the event on April 11, 2018.

Applications must be submitted online here. Three finalists will be announced on March 20. Awards will be announced live at the April 11, 2018 WSPS Symposium.

For questions, please contact Emma Rose at emma@warstoriespeacestories.org. or Kem Sawyer at ksawyer@pulitzercenter.org.

For more information: Click here to apply.

Tsinghua University offers scholarships for global business journalism program [Worldwide]

English-speaking journalists worldwide can apply for a global journalism program in China.

The School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University offers a master of arts degree in global business journalism, which seeks to train future journalists who can help the public understand the complexities of global business and the economy.

The two-year program, a partnership between Tsinghua, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and Bloomberg News, is fully taught in English. Enrollment in the courses is about half international, half Chinese. 

A limited number of scholarships are available to top applicants.

The deadline is March 1.

For more information, click here.

The Economists offers internship program [UK, US]

Aspiring journalists interested in science and technology can apply for this internship.

The Economist is accepting candidates for the Richard Casement internship in London.

Interns will spend three months in the summer of 2018 working for the science and technology section of the magazine.

Candidates must be able to come to an interview in London or New York.

The intern will receive a stipend of GBP2,000 a month.

The deadline is Jan. 26.

For more information, click here.

Sanlam Awards calls for entries on Financial journalism [South Africa]

Journalists working in print, online or broadcast media can apply.

The Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism recognize and reward exceptional business journalism in South Africa.

Categories include individual business/companies, economy, financial markets, consumer financial education, African growth story, newcomer, lifetime achievement and journalist of the year.

Works must have been published or broadcast in 2017. With the exception of the African growth category, only stories published or broadcast in South Africa are eligible. Stories originally published in a language other than English must be accompanied by an English translation.

The winner of each category receives a prize of ZAR20,000 while the overall winner receives an additional ZAR35,000, and the best newcomer merit award amounts to ZAR20,000.

The deadline is March 2.

For more information, click here.