ABO Capital accepting entries for essay competition [Africa]

College students ages 18 and older are invited to enter this contest.

ABO Capital, an international investment firm, is accepting entries for its essay competition. 

Essays must be 500 words or less and discuss the economic potential of the African continent. Possible topics include ongoing projects in technology, sustainability or agriculture.

The grand prize winner essay will receive a scholarship for one full semester of college. The top three essays will win an all-expenses paid trip to Angola.

The deadline is Feb. 28.

For more information, click here.

InterAction Photo contest open [Worldwide]

Images from outside the United States are eligible for a prize.

InterAction is accepting entries for its annual photography contest.

Photos must illustrate innovative, effective and inspiring efforts in international relief and development

The contest has three categories: best youth potential photo, best women's empowerment photo and best photo taken with a mobile phone.

The grand prize winner will receive US$1,000. Each category winner will be awarded US$100.

The deadline is April 6.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Media Project seeks journalists [US]

Emerging journalists are invited to participate in a program that seeks to strengthen local media.

Report For America (RFA), a project funded by journalists Charles Sennott and Steven Waldman with support from The GroundTruth Project, Google News Lab and others, will place journalists in local newsrooms in under-covered corners of America.

RFA is looking for reporting corps members to spend one year in a local newsroom, with the opportunity to renew. 

The selected journalists will attend an intensive advanced training on Google tools taught by Google News Lab, covering municipal finance and solutions journalism.

The deadline is March 23.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Mercosur's RECyT organizes science journalism contest [South America]

Journalists, journalism students and photographers living in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela can compete.

Mercosur's RECyT has launched the second Mercosur Science Journalism Prize, which aims to promote the communication of science, technology and innovation in the Mercosur region and to encourage a greater presence of these areas of knowledge in the media.

The contest's theme is "Technologies and knowledge economy." There are two categories: writing (junior and professional) and photography.

The first three places in each category will receive a plaque and the recognition of RECyT.

The deadline is April 26.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.

Grants for cross-border reporting projects available [Europe]

International teams of freelancers and staff journalists, photographers or visual storytellers from participating countries can apply for these grants.

The program "Reporters in the field", organized by N-ost agency, offers grants up to EUR8,000 for cross-border projects.

The grant can be used to cover both travel costs and remuneration.

At least two team members must participate in a workshop June 15 to 17 in Berlin.

The deadline is March 25.

For more information on how to apply, click here.