Journalists for Human Rights offers Internship program [Canada]

Aspiring journalists of indigenous background can apply for an internship in Vancouver.

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), in partnership with The Tyee, seeks applicants for its Emerging Indigenous Reporter Program. 

The program aims to ensure young, indigenous media students will have the opportunity to be supported throughout their journey to becoming established Canadian journalists.

The successful candidate will join The Tyee team to develop an in-depth reporting project on a public interest issue, while also having the opportunity to work on breaking stories.

The deadline to apply is July 13. 

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Journalism awards seeks reports on economic development [Latin America, Caribbean]

Journalists and students who cover agribusiness may compete in this contest.

The 2018 Massey Ferguson Journalism Awards, organized by AGCO in Brazil, aims to promote the coverage of issues related to the rural sector and agriculture, focusing on matters that interfere directly or indirectly with the economic development of society.

Works must have been published or broadcast between  Sept. 5, 2017 and July 2, 2018 in Portuguese, Spanish or English.

The competition has seven categories: newspaper, magazine, multimedia, television, photojournalism, students, and Central/South America and Caribbean.

Winners of the Central/South America and Caribbean category will receive a trip to Pernambuco, Brazil. Winners residing in Brazil will receive cash prizes and electronic devices.

The deadline is July 2.

For more information on how to enter, click here.

Institute offers free webinar on US elections reporting [Worldwide]

Journalists interested in elections reporting can register for this online course.

News University, the Poynter Institute e-learning project, is offering the webinar "Democracy on deadline: take your coverage of U.S. elections to the next level" at 2 p.m. EDT June 28.

Participants will learn how to make sense of the rules and laws that apply to elections; the best ways to learn what is happening inside the polls on election day; how to address questions about security, access and integrity in elections; and more.

The instructors are Kay Stimson, government relations and public affairs professional, and Tammy Patrick, senior advisor to the elections program at the Democracy Fund.

This course is sponsored by the Democracy Fund. 

Registration is free and ongoing.

For more information on how to register, click here.

Grants for storytelling projects available [US]

Emerging journalists and documentarians working on a storytelling project can apply for a grant.

The Independent Filmmaker Project and HBO are launching the New True Stories Funding Initiative to support multiformat nonfiction storytellers in the early stages of development.

Projects can be short-form or feature-length documentaries or serialized content on the arts, humanities, contemporary societal, personal or political issues.

Grants will range from US10,000 to US$30,000, depending on the scale and scope of the project.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Journalism fellowship available [Worldwide]

Budding journalists from anywhere in the world can apply for this fellowship.

Uncomfortable Revolution, a website that focuses on people living with a chronic illness or disability, is offering four paid, nonresidential global media fellowships. 

The fellowship lasts six months and focuses on writing, visual art, podcast or video. Fellows receive EUR2,000 (US$2,360) to develop a creative work on the theme of awkward conversations that arise from chronic illness or disability.

Applicants must submit a pitch for a raw, authentic story about any health condition such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, mental illness, addiction or eating disorders, MS and other mobility-affecting illnesses.

The deadline is July 15.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Funds for video-based projects on cultural diversity available [Eastern Europe]

Media professionals from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine can compete in this contest.

The ADAMI Media Prize for Cultural Diversity in Eastern Europe, funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, seeks video-based projects on the topics of migration, integration, as well as the ethnic, religious and cultural diversity in Eastern Europe.

There are six categories available. The winners in each category will receive a EUR2,000 cash prize. In addition, every contestant with journalistic experience in Russian, German or French can apply for one of ADAMI fellowships at Deutsche Welle (Berlin, Germany), MDR (Leipzig, Germany) and ARTE (Strasbourg, France).

The deadline for entries broadcast or published between Oct. 11, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017 is July 1. For entries broadcast or published between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2018, the deadline  is Oct. 1.

For more information on how to apply, click here. 

Fellowships on reporting climate change available [Africa]

Journalists with at least five years of reporting experience can apply for this fellowship.

Climate Home News (CNH) seeks two journalists to report on the development impacts, challenges and opportunities of climate change in Africa.

Fellows will receive training in climate change reporting as well as GBP3,000 (US$4,015) for their work. Each fellow is expected to produce four stories by May 2019.

Candidates must be from Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda or Zambia.

The deadline is June 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Aging journalism fellowship program available [US]

Journalists who cover issues surrounding aging can apply for a fellowship.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is accepting applications for the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program from journalists who cover issues in aging and/or who work for ethnic media outlets serving U.S. communities.

Selected journalists will receive a stipend of US$1,500 to attend GSA’s 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting Nov. 14 to 18 in Boston. Fellows will commit to completing one short-term story about any aspect of the meeting and a long-term in-depth project of their own design.

The deadline is June 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

CONNECTAS offers online course on investigative journalism [Latin America]

Working journalists residing in Latin America can join this free initiative.

CONNECTAS, in association with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), has launched the third edition of CONNECTAS Virtual School. The initiative seeks to enhance the investigative skills of Latin American reporters.

The online course will start on July 5. Participants will work on a detailed methodology that articulates teaching materials produced by leading organizations, which work to produce more and better journalism in the region.

Those who successfully complete the training can apply to become members of CONNECTASHub and submit investigative journalism proposals.

The deadline to apply is June 19.

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

Mentoring, internship fellowship available [MENA]

Young journalists from Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Iraq, Sudan and Libya can apply for this fellowship.

The Lazord Fellowship is a yearlong regional program starting September 2018 with chapters in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia. The fellowship offers mentoring and internships in organizations striving to advance the common good.

The program seeks to empower fellows to develop a critical understanding of civic engagement and improve their leadership and technical skills for their future careers.

Applicants must have graduated in 2016 or later and be available to attend the annual regional retreat Sept. 23 to 29 in Jordan.

Fellows will receive a living stipend.

The deadline is July 1.

For more information on how to apply, click here.