Diversity fellowships available [US]

Journalists of color committed to investigative work are invited to apply for this program.

The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), in partnership with the National Association for Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and the Miami Herald Media Company, organizes a three-month diversity fellowship.

The program aims to expand opportunities for diverse journalists in watchdog reporting, with an emphasis on journalists of color.

Projects should dig into issues of consequence and of interest to readers of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald.

The fellowship provides US$30,000 that can be used for reporting costs, such as travel, document fees, transcriptions and equipment rentals.The Miami Herald Media Company will provide the fellow with workspace and other editorial support.

The deadline is Oct. 7.

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Wilson Center's offers fellowship on environmental challenges [Latin America]

Journalists, academics, activists and other professionals residing in Latin America can apply for this fellowship.

The Wilson Center's Latin American Program and Vidanta Foundation organize a residential fellowship for those interested in researching concrete solutions to the range of environmental threats faced by countries of the region.

Fellows will spend four to six months at the Wilson Center in Washington, starting Jan. 1, 2020.

The goal of the fellowship is to explore and highlight evidence-based initiatives that have shown promising results and have the potential to be adopted on a wider scale in the region.

Candidates are encouraged to focus their applications on innovative projects and public policies that will address one or more of Latin America's urgent environmental challenges.

Each fellow is assigned round-trip airfare in economy class, a stipend and a furnished office,

The deadline is Sept. 30.


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