IWMF accepting applications for trip to Rwanda, DRC [Worldwide]

Women journalists with at least three years of experience and excellent English skills can apply for a reporting trip.

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for a trip to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of the African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative. The trip will take place May 2 to 18.

The IWMF will select two groups of women journalists for a trip to Kigali and Kinshasa to cover agriculture and climate change and civic engagement, respectively.

Fellows will begin their trip in Nairobi, Kenya, where they will complete an orientation and Hostile Environments and First Aid Training (HEFAT). Then, they will depart for 10 days in-country reporting, where they will have the opportunity to network with other journalists, report independently and collaboratively, and gain access to sources and sites related to their reporting.

The IWMF pays for fellowship-related expenses including travel, lodging, meals and fixers/interpreters unless the fellow's news organization wishes to assume these costs.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 19.

For more information, click here.

Community Listening and Engagement Fund available [US]

Newsrooms interested in using Hearken or GroundSource engagement services can apply for this fund.

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, in partnership with the Democracy Fund, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the News Integrity Initiative (NII), has launched the Community Listening and Engagement Fund (CLEF).

The grant program aims to help news organizations better engage with the public by subsidizing 25 to 75 percent of the cost of Hearken and/or Groundsource services for a year, which averages US$8,500.

Preference will be given to nonprofit journalistic entities, community-based for-profit media, international newsrooms with a U.S.-based fiscal sponsor and first-time partners of either Hearken or GroundSource.

The deadline is Feb. 16.

For more information, click here.

Workshop focuses on waste management [Latin America]

Journalists living in Latin American can apply for this workshop.

The Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for a New Iberoamerican Journalism (FNPI), the Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling(IRR) and the Latin American Alliance for Civic Technology (ALETC) organize the workshop "Investigar la basura" ("Investigating waste").

The workshop will take place March 12 to 17 in Bogotá, Colombia, with investigative journalist Daniel Lizárraga.

Candidates must have covered issues related to waste management or local news. They must submit a reporting proposal about the management of garbage in their cities and have the commitment of their employer to publish the proposed story.

Registration costs US$200. Participants will receive accommodation, airline tickets to travel to Colombia and international medical insurance.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 12.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.

Durham University offers scholarships to study in the UK [Palestine]

Palestinian students residing in Gaza or the West Bank can apply for a scholarship in Durham, United Kingdom.

The Durham Palestine Educational Trust offers two to three scholarships for a one-year master's degree program at Durham University.

Applicants must have completed a

degree at a university in the West Bank or Gaza before July 2017 and possess a certificate of English language proficiency acceptable to the course they wish to study at Durham University.

Successful candidates must return to the West Bank or Gaza at the end of their course and should be active ambassadors for Palestinians during their stay in Durham.

The scholarship covers the tuition, accommodation, living expenses and travel expenses. 

The deadline is Feb. 23.

For more information, click here.

Travel writing scholarships open [Worldwide]

Students and nonprofessional writers can apply for a scholarship.

World Nomads is accepting applications for its travel writing scholarships. Three aspiring writers will win a 10-day travel writing trip in May around Argentina.

The winners will attend a four-day workshop in Buenos Aires led by The New York Times and Outside magazine contributor Tim Neville. They will then travel to multiple destinations alone and document their trips.

The scholarships will cover airfare, accommodations and travel insurance. Each writer will also receive US$1,000 and a free tour courtesy of the Say Hueque.

Individuals from any nationality can apply, but interested applicants should have exceptional written English skills.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 28. 

For more information, click here.

News Agency seeks interns, fellows [US]

Journalism students and recent graduates who want to report on natural resources, the environment and community issues can apply for this program in Paonia, Colorado.

High Country News is a nonprofit news publication that focuses on issues facing the western United States. Every year, the magazine offers four to six internship positions. The next session runs from mid-July to mid-December.

The organization provides free housing and a US$220 weekly stipend for interns, and free housing and a US$375 weekly stipend for fellows. To help defray moving costs, an additional US$500 travel stipend is available upon successful completion of the internship.

For all positions, a bachelor's degree or equivalent and some prior journalism experience and/or education are preferred. Photographic experience and familiarity with audio and visual programs such as Final Cut Pro and Flash, as well as radio or video experience are all pluses.

The deadline is March 15.

For more information, click here.

Thomson Reuters seeks reporter [Brazil]

Journalists with at least five years of experience can apply for this position in Rio de Janeiro.

Thomson Reuters is hiring a senior correspondent to cover general news stories but also the energy and mining sector and the fund management industry.

The correspondent will produce multimedia reporting and bring to life the complexities of Brazil for a foreign audience.

The selected journalist should also possess a flair for investigative reporting. Fluent English is essential and knowledge of Portuguese is an advantage.

For more information, click here.

AHCJ hosts health journalism conference [US]

Journalists in need of financial assistance can apply for a fellowship to this conference.

The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) will host its health journalism conference April 12 to 15 in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Conference fellowships are available for journalists from Colorado, New York, California, Missouri, Kansas, Rhode Island, journalism students and instructors, ethnic media, rural media and non-health beats.

The fellowships cover conference registration fee, hotel, up to US$400 for travel and one year's membership in AHCJ.

The deadline is Feb. 16.

For more information, click here.

Escuela de Periodismo Portátil offers online workshop on media startups [Latin America]

Journalists, designers, developers and others interested in new media startups can attend this online course in Spanish.

Escuela de Periodismo Portátil will offer the workshop "My diary in Silicon Valley: innovation and entrepreneurship in new media" Feb. 19 to March 27.

Journalists Juan Pablo Meneses, Rosa Jiménez Cano and Miguel Paz will teach the basics to start a media project. Participants will also network with independent entrepreneurs with similar interests.

The cost is US$99. Spots are limited.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.

Sky News Arabia accepting applications for business news producer [UAE]

Journalists with at least three years of experience can apply for this position in Abu Dhabi.

Sky News Arabia is hiring a business news producer to join its team.

The producer will work under the direction of the business editor to create and shape the business coverage. Responsibilities include writing scripts, editing pictures, finding guests, developing graphics, writing for online and mobile, and more.

Applicants must have excellent skills in English and Arabic as well as previous experience in a national or international broadcast news channel or business newsroom.

The deadline is Feb. 17.

For more information, click here.