Registration for investigative journalism summer school ongoing [Balkans]

Journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia with at least three years of experience in journalism are eligible for a scholarship to attend this training. 

The BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting is organizing a course in investigative journalism for experienced journalists Aug. 19 to 25 in Poiana Brasov, Romania.

The course will feature sessions on where and how to dig for data, how to make people to talk to you, how to best present a story – and how to use video in journalism. Participants will work on story ideas and be able to obtain funds for their investigations, raning from EUR1,000 to EUR3,000.

Journalists from non-Balkan countries can also enroll in the training. The cost is EUR750, which includes tuition, meals and accomodations. 

The scholarship deadline is July 15.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Photo awards seeks submissions [East Africa]

Visual storytellers in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda can compete for an award.

The Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Uganda (FCAU), in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Canon Central and North Africa, is seeking entries for the East African Photography Award. 

The contest accepts published and unpublished photographs. Images must have been taken between Aug. 1, 2016 and Aug. 1, 2018.

The overall winner will receive a a Canon 80D with an EF 18-135mm lens and her or his work will be exhibited in Kampala in October. There will be prizes for the runners-up.

The deadline for submissions is Aug. 1.

For more information on how to enter, click here.

Film festival accepting submissions [Worldwide]

Filmmakers and broadcast journalists can compete in this festival.

The Northern Character International TV and Film Festival is organized with support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation with the goal of uniting journalists and filmmakers of the Northern countries. The event will take place Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 in Murmansk, Russia.

The theme is the North's attraction: How does the North attract people and become their home for the whole life? Who or what keeps people in the North in severe climate conditions?

Contest categories include documentaries, TV programs, program/film about culture and more. The winners will be awarded diplomas. Entries must have been produced between 2016 and 2018.

Films and programs must include English subtitles.

The deadline is Sept. 15.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Grants for women journalists available [Worldwide]

Female journalists of all nationalities can apply for a grant.

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for the the Howard G. Buffett Fund, which aims to support women journalists in their projects and endeavors.  

Possible projects include exposing underreported but critical global issues; challenging traditional media narratives; developing field-based expertise and strengthening careers; pursuing training and leadership opportunities; and launching entrepreneurial news projects or acquiring the skill to do so.

Grant amounts will depend on the proposal and the inclusion of a detailed budget.

Applicants must have three or more years of professional journalism experience. Teams of journalists may apply, but the submission must be from a woman journalist and her team must include at least 50 percent women.

The deadline is Aug. 7.

For more information on how to apply, click here.