DIFI offers grants for family policy research [MENA]

Journalists and others across the Arab world can apply for a research grant.

The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) and the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) have launched the OSRA research grant, which is an annual research grant focusing on Arab families and family policy-related issues.

The goal of this call is to encourage research on family cohesion, marriage and divorce, families at risk, parenthood, social policy research related to families that contributes to the development.

The grant awards each proposal team up to US$50,000 for a maximum period of one year. 

The deadline is April 1.

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IWMF offers reporting fellowships to Honduras [Worldwide]

Women journalists with at least three years of experience can apply for a reporting fellowship.

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is organizing Adelante (Moving Forward), a five-year reporting initiative that aims to amplify the voices of women journalists in Latin America and strengthen their professional development, impact and safety.

The next group of fellows will travel May 28 to June 14 to Honduras. Fellows will begin their trip in Mexico City, where they will complete a comprehensive security training and an orientation. They will then split into two groups to start reporting in Tegucigalpa or San Pedro Sula from June 2 to 7. On June 8, the two groups will switch locations for the last five days of reporting.

The IWMF pays for fellowship-related expenses including travel, lodging, meals and fixers/interpreters unless a selected journalist’s news organization wishes to assume these costs.

The deadline is March 21.

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Facebook offers Scholarship for Journalism Project [US]

Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and First Nations students can apply for this program.

The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) is accepting candidates for the NAJA Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship.

The scholarship is intended for Indigenous students pursuing journalism and media degrees at a higher learning institution and commitment to Indigenous storytelling.

A total of five students will receive US$10,000 each.

The deadline is April 30.

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O Povo organises training program for journalists [Brazil]

Journalism students can compete for a spot in this training program.

Media group O Povo is accepting candidates for the 23rd edition of its New Talent program in Fortaleza, Ceará, starting April 22.

During three months, students will learn about practical and theoretical aspects of journalism with veteran journalists and participate in the daily operations of O Povo's newspaper, radio, TV and online newsrooms.

Candidates must be college juniors or seniors.

The deadline is March 11.

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OSIWA offers media grants [West Africa]

Local organizations based in West Africa can apply for funding.

The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is accepting proposals to support initiatives in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Possible target areas include journalism, justice reform and the rule of law, the democratic practice and more. Proposals must promote investigative journalism and free, quality and independent media.

The amount of funding varies. In the event that OSIWA cannot fund the entire project budget, it may choose to fund part of it and request the grant seeker to source for the outstanding balance.

The deadline is April 30.

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Grants for cross-border reporting projects approaching deadline [Europe]

International teams of freelancers and staff journalists from participating countries can apply for these grants.

The program "Reporters in the field", organized by N-ost agency, offers grants of up to EUR8,000 for cross-border projects.

The teams and stories must be based in at least two of the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom.

The grant can be used to cover both travel costs and remuneration.

At least two team members must participate in a workshop May 3 to 5 in Berlin.

The deadline is March 3.

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Humphrey Fellowship Program sends international journalists to US [Worldwide]

Journalism and communication midcareer professionals with limited experience in the United States can apply for this program.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides a year of nondegree graduate-level study, leadership development and professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. Primary funding for the Humphrey Program is provided by the U.S. Congress through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.

Participants from the following regions are eligible: Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and Pacific, South and Central Asia and the Western Hemisphere. For a full list of participating countries, click here.

During the program, fellows pursue both their individual program goals and work closely with their Humphrey colleagues in workshops and seminars. Unlike a typical American graduate school experience, the program encourages fellows to travel away from their host campus to learn more about American culture and to network with their American peers.

Applicants are required to have at least an undergraduate degree, a minimum of five years of full-time, professional experience, demonstrated leadership qualities, a commitment to public service in their community and fluent English.

There are rolling deadlines for different regions, ranging typically from April to September.

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Carter Center seeks Fellows for mental health journalism [US]

Journalists in the United States are encouraged to apply for this program.

The Carter Center organizes the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism, which aims to train reporters covering mental illness.

Eight candidates will be selected for the yearlong journalism fellowship starting in September, which includes a US$10,000 stipend and trips to the Carter Center in Atlanta.

Fellows should have at least three years of experience in print or electronic journalism (writing, reporting, editing, producing, filmmaking) and be citizens or legal residents of the United States.

Applicants must provide a resume, objectives for the fellowship and project description, samples of professional work and three letters of recommendation.

The deadline is April 10.

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Free webinar on Dataminr available [Worldwide]

Journalists and academics interested in identifying stories before they go viral can attend this webinar.

Poynter is offering the webinar "How to surface stories in a saturated social media environment with Dataminr" at 3 p.m. EST Feb. 27.

Participants will learn the vital role of real-time news alerts in today’s newsroom workflow; how Dataminr works — and why journalists choose this tool; how journalists use Dataminr to stay in front of breaking news; ways to incorporate Dataminr into your course curriculum and newsroom operations; and examples of breaking stories that were discovered using Dataminr.

The instructors are Barbara Gray, associate professor from the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY, and Garrett Santora, director of news at Dataminr.

Registration is free and ongoing.

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