Deadline approaching: cultural journalism fellowship in Colombia [Worldwide]

Deadline: MARCH 21, 2017

Print and digital journalists who are fluent in English and have at least three years of professional experience can apply for a fellowship in Colombia.

The Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for a New Ibero American Journalism (FNPI) and Colombia's  Ministry of Culture aim to encourage journalists from all over the world to strengthen their skills in cultural journalism and to narrate cultural stories in English and Spanish.

The program will be held April 26 to May 3. Participants will explore the relationship between journalism and fiction, taking the novel "One hundred years of solitude" written by Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez as a roadmap.

Fifteen candidates will be selected: five from Colombia, five from Latin America and five from other regions of the world. They will receive roundtrip tickets, accommodations, international medical insurance and some meals.

The deadline is March 21.

For more information, click here.

Reporting grants available [Africa]

Deadline: MARCH 30, 2017

French-speaking African journalists can apply for a grant.

The Wits China-Africa Reporting Project at the Journalism Department of the University of the Witwatersrand is commissioning a series of Themed Grants about the state of relations and interactions between francophone African countries and China. 

Suggested themes include China in francophone Africa, on-the-ground impact, issues of concern, and China and France in francophone Africa.

Candidates must send a proposal and a budget no higher than US$1,500. Proposals can be in French or English.

The deadline is March 30.

For more information (in English and French), click here

Journalism 360° Challenge launched [Worldwide]

Deadline: APRIL 10, 2017

Journalists, technologists, developers and others are invited to compete in the Journalism 360° Challenge.

The Knight Foundation, in partnership with Google News Lab and the Online News Association (ONA), seeks immersive journalism ideas for a chance to win a share of US$250,000.

Proposals should use virtual, augmented, mixed reality or 360° video, discovering new ways to engage audiences and advance the field of journalism. The organizers are looking for projects that will yield lessons and “how-tos” for the field of journalism and encourage reporters and editors to think differently.

Winners will receive US$35,000 in funding to test, refine and build out a project. 

The deadline is April 10.

For more information, click here.

School of Data offers fellowships [Worldwide]

Deadline: APRIL 02, 2017

Data journalists, developers and leaders can apply for this nine-month fellowship.

The School of Data is inviting applicants to its 2017 Data Fellowship Program. From April to December, fellows will work 10 days a month from any country worldwide and play a key role in the global School of Data network.

Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of US$1,000. In May, they will get together for an in-person Summer Camp (location to be decided) to meet their peers, share their skills and learn about the School of Data way of training people on data skills.

The organization is also recruiting two data expert positions this year – one in Kampala, Uganda and one in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data experts will receive a stipend of US$10,500.

The deadline is April 2.

For more information, click here.