Dart Center offers training on reporting early childhood experience [Worldwide]

Midcareer journalists can apply to attend an all-expenses-paid reporting institute.

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is organizing the Global Reporting Institute for international journalists on early childhood experience and the developing brain June 28 to July 1 at Columbia Journalism School in New York.

The institute will focus on advancements in neuroscience and their implications for child development, concentrating especially on vulnerable children living in extreme poverty and unstable environments. Topics include national and international policy on health, education and related fields; early language development; impacts of stress on early brain development; successful intervention models; and the influence of technology. 

Journalists will learn how to translate these issues and themes into meaningful stories and relevant, captivating news coverage. 

A total of 25 journalists will be selected for the institute. The Dart Center will cover travel, accommodations, local transportation and meals. Up to six participants will also receive US$500 to US$1,000 to produce stories on one or more of the institute topics.

The deadline is April 9.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Fellowship on aging workforce available [US]

Print, broadcast and web journalists with at least five years of experience can apply for a residential fellowship in Chicago.

The Associated Press-NORC Center at the University of Chicago, with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is accepting applications for a fellowship focused on the economics of aging and work in the United States.

During the 10-month program, the fellow will enhance his or her analytical skills and produce a series of news articles that will be published by the AP. He or she will also receive mentoring from a University of Chicago faculty member and have access to the university's staff and resources.

The deadline is April 2.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Filmmaking Workshop available [Worldwide]

Students in film direction, cinematography, animation, multimedia and computer graphics can participate in this summer school.

The documentary session of VGIK International Summer School, organized by the Russian State University of Cinematography, will take place July 1 to 21 in Krasnodar, Russia.

The school program includes shooting-oriented workshops, tutorials and training carried out by prominent European and Russian filmmakers. The working language of the school is English.

The organizers will provide accommodations, meals and local transportation, as well as the necessary equipment during filming sessions for selected participants.

The deadline for submissions is May 10.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Online media offers part-time reporting fellowship [Worldwide]

Young women and trans writers interested in investigating women’s rights and corporate power can apply for this virtual fellowship.

openDemocracy's 50.50, an online publication covering gender issues, is accepting candidates for one part-time reporting fellow to help investigate extractive industries, corporate power, tax justice, and the rights of women, trans and gender non-conforming people. 

The fellowship will start April 30 and last five months.  The fellow will be expected to produce one to two reports and attend virtual editorial meetings. Payment is GBP150 (US$210) for a short article to GBP300 (US$410) for a more in-depth report.

Applicants ages 20 to 30 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are encouraged to apply. 

The deadline is March 23.

For more information on how to apply, click here.