Stanley Foundation offers fellowships for climate change conferences [Worldwide]

Professional journalists from developing countries can apply for a fellowship to cover these conferences.

The Climate Change Media Partnership, managed by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and the Stanley Foundation, will send journalists to both the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco and the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Katowice, Poland. 

The fellowship will enable up to 20 journalists to cover the summits for their home media organizations, work with experienced journalists from around the world and gain a multifaceted understanding of climate change's global impact.

Fellows will receive airfare, hotel, meals, transportation and other services.

Applicants must demonstrate an interest in climate change issues and have a good command of English.

The deadline is April 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

TruthBuzz offers fellowship for media professionals on fact-checking [Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, US]

English-speaking media professionals in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and the United States can apply for this fellowship.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), with the support of Craig Newmark Philanthropies, has launched the TruthBuzz Fellowship, which is part of an initiative designed to find new ways to help verified facts reach the widest possible audience.

Fellows will be embedded with two to three partner media organizations in each of their countries to spur the production of compelling stories that fact-check and debunk misinformation. The six-month fellowship will start between June-August.

The selected applicants will first attend an orientation in Washington, followed by additional training in-country from First Draft News and ICFJ on the principles and techniques of fact-checking, verification and visual storytelling.

The fellowship will provide a monthly honorarium and professional allowance to supplement the fellows' work with partner newsrooms.

Media organizations interested in combating misinformation can apply to partner with the initiative and work side-by-side with a fellow to make their fact-checking compelling.

The deadline is April 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

UONGOZI organizes essay contest [Africa]

African citizens ages 18 to 25 are invited to enter this contest.

The UONGOZI Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development is accepting entries for its annual Leadership Essay Competition.

This year, contestants must write about their perspective on leadership as it relates to development and transformation in Africa, answering the question: “If you were an African leader how would you finance development and transformation?”

Essays must be written in English.

The top five winners will receive cash prizes. The overall winner will be awarded US$2,000. They will travel to Kigali, Rwanda, to receive their awards at a ceremony to be held during the Africa Leadership Forum Dinner Gala on July 27. 

The submission deadline is May 18.

For more information on how to enter, click here.

Agência Pública offers residency program to investigate human rights in Brazil [Worldwide]

Foreign reporters can apply for accommodations and mentorship in Rio de Janeiro.

Agência Pública, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, is inviting applications for its residency program on human rights.

Each month, two journalists will be selected to spend 15 days at Casa Pública working on their stories. The residencies will take place between April and November.

Candidates must be reporters who work for media outside Brazil, speak Portuguese or Spanish, and be interested in investigating issues related to human rights in Rio de Janeiro.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. 

For more information, click here.

Oxfam offers photojournalism grant [Latin America, Spain]

Photojournalists from Latin America and Spain can apply for this grant.

The Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for New Ibero-American Journalism (FNPI, in Spanish) and Oxfam will fund a photojournalism project on gender inequality in Latin America or Spain.

The winner will receive US$5,000, and his or her work will be published on the FNPI and Oxfam websites. The fellow will also participate in the Gabo Festival Oct. 3 to 5 in Medellín, Colombia.

Applicants must submit a photographic series of 10 photos on inequality, including at least one photo that was published in Latin America between Jan. 20, 2017 and Feb. 28, 2018.  

The deadline is May 21.

For more information on how to apply (in Spanish), click here.

 

IJP offers fellowship for political journalism in Germany [MENA]

Young journalists from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Palestine can apply for a two-month reporting fellowship in Germany.

The International Journalists' Programmes offer a travel and work fellowship designed to enable five young journalists to familiarize themselves with political issues in Germany.

The fellowship begins Nov. 1, with an introductory event in Berlin joined by the German fellows. Fellows will then be placed with a German media outlet for at least two months.

The EUR4,000 (US$4,703.12) fellowship covers a large portion of travel costs, board and lodging. A good knowledge of English is required. Knowledge of German is helpful but not essential.

The application deadline is June 16.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Film Festival accepting entries [Worldwide]

Filmmakers from around the world can participate in this festival.

The International Documentary, Short and Animated Film Festival "Message to Man", organized with support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Russian Filmmakers’ Union, will take place Sept. 15 to 22 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The festival is accepting documentary films (up to 120 minutes), short documentary and animated films (up to 40 minutes) and short experimental films (up to 15 minutes).

All films should be made after Jan. 1, 2017. Submissions in languages other than English should include English subtitles.

There is no entry fee in the national competition. The entry fee in the international and experimental competitions is EUR7 (US$8.65) for short films and EUR10 (US$12.36) for full-length films.

The grand prize winner of the international competition will be awarded the Golden Centaur Grand Prix and US$3,000. There are several cash prizes of up to US$1,000 each.

The deadline is May 31.

For more information on how to enter, click here.

ProPublica offers Scholarship to attend conference [US]

High school, undergraduate and graduate students can apply for a conference scholarship.

ProPublica is selecting candidates for a scholarship to attend the conferences of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) and the Association of LGBTQ Journalists.

Twenty-need based scholarships are available. The total amount is US$700 and will be provided as a stipend at the conferences.

Both NAHJ and NAJA conferences will take place July 18 to 21 in Miami, Florida. The NABJ convention will be held Aug. 1 to 5 in Detroit, Michigan. The AAJA convention will be Aug. 8 to 11 in Houston, Texas. And the NLGJA convention is scheduled for Sept. 6 to 9 in Palm Springs, California.

The deadline is April 30.

For more information on how to apply, click here.