Fellowship in public service journalism available [US]

Journalists with five years of experience can apply for this fellowship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Marquette University, in partnership with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is accepting candidates for the O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism.

Fellows spend nine months researching, reporting and writing stories with potential to change policies and improve lives.

The fellowship provides a US$65,000 stipend, health insurance, benefits, residency, moving, technology and project travel allowances, and tuition remission.

The deadline is Jan. 25, 2019.

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New Holland Award accepting photo entries [South America]

Photojournalists and amateur photographers can compete in this contest.

The New Holland Award for Photojournalism, sponsored by farm equipment manufacturer New Holland,honors works that portray rural life and agricultural work in South America.

The competition selects photographs to be part of a traveling exhibition in major cities. Photos must have been taken within two years prior to the deadline.

Cash prizes range from BRL5,000 (US$1,211) to BRL15,000 (US$3,636). Photos that do not receive prizes but are selected for exhibition will be acquired for BRL600 (US$145) each.

The deadline is Dec. 15.

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GroundTruth Project offers reporting fellowship [Worldwide]

Freelance journalists who want to report stories in the Middle East can apply for this program.

The GroundTruth Project, in partnership with the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, offers a US$10,000 fellowship.

The fellowship will support a freelance journalist who wants to report on stories in the Middle East that are under-covered by the mainstream media.

Applicants should present a proposal for stories about education, health, culture, art, food, faith or other expressions of life in a region where too often reporters only focus on conflict.

The selected fellow will receive a stipend, a budget, as well as medical insurance and field reporting expenses. The fellowship also includes mentorship and editorial support.

The deadline is Jan. 11, 2019.


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Michael Jacobs offers travel writing grant [Worldwide]

Journalists who write in Spanish or English and have at least one book or article published can apply for this grant.

The Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for a New Ibero american Journalism (FNPI) and the Cartagena Hay Festival are accepting candidates for the Michael Jacobs Grants.

The program seeks to benefit journalists and writers who are working on articles or travel books on Latin America and/or Spain.

The winner will receive US$7,500 to finance the research and writing of a long-form article or book and will have the opportunity to present his or her project at the Cartagena Hay Festival.

The jury will consider the narrative quality and the journalistic depth of the projects.

The deadline is Dec. 20.

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