Fellowship available for reporting on peace building, conflict resolution in Africa [Worldwide]

Professional journalists who have reported for influential media outlets can apply for a fellowship.

The International Reporting Project (IRP) is accepting applications for reporting fellowships on issues related to peace-building and conflict resolution in Africa.

The fellowships will support stories in a variety of media, including print, online, radio, television, photography, blog posts, social media and video.

Topics may cover leadership; human rights initiatives; access to education, healthcare and judicial bodies; status of marginalized communities and familial hierarchies; women and gender; violence and threats to safety and security; migration, land rights and borders; climate change, food security and natural resources; and more.

Proposals can focus on any African country, though special consideration will be given to projects in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mali, Sudan, South Sudan and Zimbabwe.

The deadline is June 30.

For more information, click here.

Scholarships available for course on reporting in crisis zones [Worldwide]

Freelance journalists can apply for a scholarship to attend this course.

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is organizing the course "Reporting safely in crisis zones" Oct. 19 to 22 in New York.  

Topics include risk assessment, digital security, emergency first aid, trauma care and self-defense.

The course fee is US$1,175. However, the Rory Peck Trust will provide a limited number of scholarships to offset the course fee. These may not be used for travel, lodging or related expenses.

Journalists who are employed full time by a news organization and others are encouraged to apply to attend the course, but will not be considered for a scholarship. 

The deadline is July 14.

For more information, click here.

Grants to fund collaborative reporting projects [US]

Local news outlets across the United States with projects that include collaboration with technologists are encouraged to apply for a grant.

The Center for Collaborative Media, with support from the Rita Allen Foundation, has launched an open call for collaborative reporting projects. The initiative aims to provide an opportunity for organizations to combine knowledge and ideas on projects that will make timely contributions to public knowledge and civic life.

Ideal proposals will be highly collaborative, featuring two or more independent participating organizations; have a timeline that includes initial publication/broadcast within the next year; aim to produce a demonstrable community impact; and specify a clear and actionable content dissemination plan, preferably including audience engagement components.

Three reporting projects will be selected to receive a US$7,000 grant.

The deadline is June 30.

For more information, click here.

Red Cross reporting course open [Brazil]

College students interested in news coverage of armed conflicts can register for this free course in São Paulo.

The International Committee of the Red Cross, the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, in Portuguese), OBORÉ and others are organizing a course about reporting on armed conflicts and violence Saturdays from July 29 to Aug. 26.

The course will feature jurists, military officials and journalists who will speak about the recommended international standards for media coverage of armed conflicts.

A total of 20 spots will be offered.

The deadline to apply is July 4.

For more information (in Portuguese) click here.

Climate change conference offers travel scholarships [Pacific]

Journalists can apply for an all-expenses-paid trip to report from this year’s Conference of Parties (COP 23) in Nov. 6 to 17 in Bonn, Germany.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), with the support from the German Government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is organizing a journalism competition for Pacific island journalists.

The competition will select 10 journalists to attend COP 23 and a media training at DW Akademie.

Candidates must be from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, East Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu or Vanuatu.

The deadline to apply is June 15.

For more information, click here.