Fellowship for Investigative Journalism available [US]

Experienced journalists can submit a proposal for this fellowship. 

The Boston Globe, Open Road Films, First Look Media and Participant Media offer a fellowship of up to US$100,000 for one or more individuals or teams of journalists to work on in-depth research and reporting projects.

The chosen journalist will collaborate with investigative reporters and editors from The Boston Globe's Spotlight Team. The fellow may work in conjunction with The Boston Globe remotely or out of its offices in Boston.

Candidates must submit a story proposal that has a U.S. domestic focus and is of public interest. Particular consideration will be given to proposals that investigate serious wrongdoing and abuse of power in the public or private sector. 

The deadline is March 31.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Competition focuses on digital tools that combat false news [Brazil]

Developers, journalists and others are invited to submit a digital tool that fights fake news.

Catraca Livre, in partnership with the SEB Institute of Education, will offer BRL100,000 to a digital invention that quickly helps to identify falsehoods spread on social media.

The digital tool should be ready in April with the aim of being implemented before national elections in Brazil. The cash prize must be used to improve the tool.

The winning work will be free to be used by any media outlet and will be featured in the Guide to Intelligent Citizenship, a partnership between Catraca Livre and Microsoft.

The deadline is March 15.

For more information on how to submit a proposal (in Portuguese), click here.

Press Institute offers free training on video storytelling for investigative journalists [Ukraine]

Ukrainian investigative video journalists can apply for this free training.

The Regional Press Development Institute is organizing a training on video storytelling, which will be held March 30 to April 1 in Kiev.

Participants will analyze the best examples of investigative video storytelling, learn how to use video for investigative reporting and plan their own investigative project.

Course instructors are Matt Sarnecki, multimedia editor and video producer at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), and Anna Babinets, editor at the OCCRP in Ukraine.

Participants from outside Kiev will receive travel and accommodations.

The deadline is March 15.

For more information on how to apply (in Ukrainian), click here.

Oxfam seeks journalists for research fellowship [Germany]

Journalists interested in the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality can apply for this fellowship.

Oxfam Germany will select two journalists for its research fellowship on development policy issues. This year's theme is "Developments in issues of escape/flight and migration."

Fellows will each receive EUR2,500. A partial amount of a maximum of 50 percent can be paid in advance. 

The resulting story must be published in a German outlet.

The deadline to apply is April 15.

For more information on how to apply (in German), click here.

Film Festival seeks entries [MENA]

Documentarians from the Arab world are invited to submit works to a film competition.

The Malmö Film Festival, a Nordic film festival with a focus on Arab cinema, will take place Oct. 5 to 9 in Malmö, Sweden.

The competition is accepting works for feature fiction, short fiction and documentaries. 

The winners will receive awards between SEK10,000 (US$1,207) and SEK20,000 (US$2,415).

Films must have been produced in 2017 or 2018.

The deadline is March 31.

For more information, click here.

AAJA offers Fellowship to N3Con in Hong Kong [Asia, US]

Students who are members of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) can apply for a conference fellowship.

AAJA-Asia, in partnership with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, will select three AAJA student members for a fellowship to attend the 2018 N3Con: New.Now.Next. Media Conference May 24 to 27 in Hong Kong.

Each winner will receive US$750 to help offset registration, travel, lodging and meal costs.

The deadline of application is March 16.

For more information on how to apply, click here

Leica Oskar Barnack Award seeks Photo entries [Worldwide]

Professional photographers can apply for an award.

TheLeica Oskar Barnack Award seeks entries depicting the relationship between man and the environment in a sequence of 10 to 12 images.

The contest also features the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award to any (prospective) professional photographer age 25 or under.

The winner will receive a Leica M camera and a lens worth EUR10,000 (US$12,214) in addition to a cash prize of EUR25,000 (US$30,536). The winner in the newcomer category will receive a Leica camera, a lens worth EUR10,000 and a cash prize of EUR10,000. Ten other finalists will receive a cash prize of EUR2,500 (US$3,053).

Participants must send a series of photographs taken in 2017 and/or 2018.

The deadline is April 5.

For more information, click here.

IRE seeks applications on freelance fellowship [US]

Journalists who make their living primarily as independent journalists can apply for a US$1,000 grant.

Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) is accepting applications for its Freelance Fellowship, which aims to give independent journalists a boost in the pursuit of their investigative work.

Proposals dealing with whistleblowers, business ethics and/or privacy issues will receive priority; projects involving other topics will be given serious consideration as well.

The deadline is April 2.

For more information click here and to apply click here.

Abraji hosts online course in data journalism [Brazil]

Journalists interested in data journalism can enroll in this three-week course.

The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) will host a data journalism course starting April 2. The online training will cover how to obtain relevant information from large public databases.

Participants will learn how to analyze databases published in full by Brazilian government agencies and publish stories based on this information.

Registration is open, but spots are limited. The cost is BRL115 for Abraji members and BRL140 for non-members.

For more information on how to register (in Portuguese), click here. 

AFDB organizes writing contest [Africa]

Professional and aspiring writers ages 20 to 29 can enter this contest.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has launched the writing contest "The Africa of my dreams," highlighting Africa’s Industrialization.

The contest has two categories: media (unpublished journalistic pieces) and general (unpublished essays or creative writing pieces). Works must be in English or French and no longer than 1,000 words.

Four winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to attend the AfDB annual meetings in South Korea. Winners and runners-up in each category will also receive a laptop computer and tablets, respectively.

The deadline is March 26.

For more information, click her