Reporting grants for women's stories available [Worldwide]

Women journalists with three or more years of professional experience can apply for reporting grants.

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), with support from The Secular Society, is offering Reporting Grants For Women’s Stories.

The initiative aims to promote reporting on untold stories surrounding issues that impact women and girls’ daily lives worldwide.

Grants, averaging US$5,000, may cover reporting-related costs including travel (flights, ground transportation, drivers), logistics, visa fees and payment for fixers/translators.

The deadline is June 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Investigative Reporters and Editors offers Fellowship [US]

Journalists at local TV stations can apply for a fellowship.

Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) organizes the Knight TV Data Fellowship, funded by the Knight Foundation.

The fellowship provides training and support, including assistance to attend a boot camp and the annual CAR Conference as well as IRE data services and IRE membership.

The next boot camp will take place Aug. 5 to 9 in Columbia, Missouri.  Participants will learn to acquire electronic information, use spreadsheets and databases to analyze information and translate that information into stories. 

The deadline is June 18 for the boot camp.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Grant for investigative journalism available [Mexico, US]

Both U.S. and non-US organizations can apply for this funding opportunity.

Mexico USAID offers a US$6,000 grant to improve journalists’ ability to investigate issues related to corruption in targeted Mexican states and municipalities.

The grant will be given to a qualified organization working for sufficient access to impartial, fact-based reporting, investigations and analyses in Mexico.

Interested organizations must demonstrate they have the experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills –or ability to obtain them– in order to achieve the objectives of the program

The deadline is June 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Media foundation offers seminar in Germany [Central, Eastern Europe]

Journalists ages 40 and younger who are proficient in German can apply for this free seminar.

The Saxonian Foundation for Media Education (SSM, in German) will hold a seminar for journalists from Central and Eastern Europe Sept. 3 to 14 in Leipzig, Germany.

The program aims to give foreign journalists the opportunity to learn more about the German media and to strengthen international ties among journalists.

Candidates must work in media and have experience with the internet and social networking. Selected participants will arrive in Leipzig and take several trips. SSM will cover travel expenses, meals and lodging.

The deadline is July 27.

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

Documentary Contest seeks entries [Worldwide]

Professional and amateur documentarians who live in one of the 38 megacities around the world are invited to enter this contest.

Megacities Shortdocs hosts an international contest with festivals held in megacities to support the making of short documentaries raising awareness about urban challenges and solutions.

Documentaries must be 4 minutes long and cover issues and local initiatives in a megacity. Possible topics include mobility, energy, health, accommodation, supply, business, security, communication, culture and education.

Megacities include Tokyo, Jakarta, Delhi, Seoul-Incheon, Manila, Mumbai, Karachi, Shanghai, New York, São Paulo, Beijing, Mexico City, Guangzhou-Foshan, Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Moscow, Dhaka, Cairo, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Kolkata, Buenos Aires, Tehran, Istanbul, Lagos, Shenzhen, Rio de Janeiro, Kinshasa, Tianjin, Lima, Paris, Chengdu, Lahore, London, Bangalore, Ho Chih Minh City, Nagoya, Chennai and Rhine-Ruhr.

The best shortdocs will be exhibited during the festivals in New York, Tokyo, São Paulo, Shanghai, Mumbai and Lagos. Winners will receive a trip to Paris and EUR1,000 (US$1,161).

The deadline is July 31.

IJP offers Work exchange program [UK, Germany]

Journalists from the United Kingdom and Germany can apply for a work exchange program.

The George Weidenfeld Bursary, organized by the International Journalists' Programmes (IJP), gives British and German journalists the opportu

nity to gain work experience in each other's country. Participants will gain valuable insight into the media, politics, economy and culture of the host country.

The selected journalists will work for three months at one of IJP's partner media organizations and will also attend an orientation Oct. 18 to 20 in London.

Each participant will receive EUR3,800, which is expected to cover most travel, accommodation and living expenses.

Applicants must be between 18 and 40 years years old and contribute regularly as a staff or freelance journalist to German or British media.

German candidates must be fluent in English.

The deadline is July 15.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

OBORÉ offers Course on conflict reporting [Brazil]

College students interested in news coverage of armed conflicts can register for this free course in São Paulo.

OBORÉ, the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, in Portuguese) International Committee of the Red Cross and others are offering a course about reporting on armed conflicts and violence Saturdays from July 29 to Aug. 26.

The course will feature jurists, military officials and journalists who will speak about the recommended international standards for media coverage of armed conflicts.

A total of 20 spots will be available.

The deadline to apply is July 16.

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

Grants for CSO-Media co-production program. available [Syria]

Civil society organizations and media outlets can apply for a grant.

Free Press Unlimited is accepting applications to its Small Grant Fund for Syrian CSO-Media co-production program.

This fund provides the opportunity to tell stories of great impact and significance to Syrians in the current context of war.

Proposed productions can address a range of themes and/or issues in human rights, justice, accountability, refugees and livelihood.

Awarded project proposals will receive up to EUR5,000 (US$5,845). In total the fund earmarks around EUR50,000 (US$58,452) for all expected project proposals.

 The deadline is June 17.

For more information on how to apply, click here.