Society for News Design offers webinars on news design [Worldwide]

Designers, editors and reporters interested in visual journalism can attend these online seminars.

Poynter's News University, in partnership with theSociety for News Design (SND), will offer a three-part series on news design: "Making emotional connections with local audiences through design" on July 16; "Secrets of a successful newsletter: lessons from The Lily" on July 17; and "Planning and design for the big story" on July 18. All three webinars will air at at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

The first webinar will show participants how to develop templates and design devices that lead to a visual identity as unique as their community.

The second webinar will share strategies used by The Lily’s newsletter, one of the highest average open rates of any newsletter produced by The Washington Post.

The third webinar will focus on how to create a plan flexible enough to cover the big story and adjust as more information pours in to ultimately tell the best story possible in the next day's paper.

Registration is ongoing and costs US$29.95 for each webinar. Those who enroll in all three webinars can receive a 20 percent discount. The webinars are free for SND members.

For more information on how to register, click here.

Action for Hope organizes cultural training workshop [MENA]

Journalists and others can apply to participate in this workshop in Broumana, Lebanon.

Action for Hope, a nonprofit organization focusing on distressed and displaced communities, is accepting applications for the Fa’ael training workshop that will be held on Sept. 20 to 30.

The training will cover cultural project design and management at difficult times. Topics include community definition, community needs assessment tools, community participation, cultural project design, cultural project planning and management, measuring impact and sustainability.

Participants will receive travel, accommodation and free registration.

The deadline is July 27.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

OKP offers scholarships for journalism courses [Worldwide]

Midcareer journalists from several developing countries can apply for a scholarship to attend an RNTC course in the Netherlands.

The Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) is accepting applications for journalism courses at the Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC). The OKP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and run by the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC).

Candidates must be from one of these countries: Afghanistan, Macedonia, Albania, Mozambique, Armenia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Benin, Nicaragua, Bhutan, Nigeria, Bolivia, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Palestinian Territories, Burundi, Peru, Cambodia, Philippines, Colombia, Rwanda, Congo (DRC), Senegal, Cuba, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Africa, Georgia, South Sudan, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Sudan, Guinee, Suriname, India, Tanzania, Indonesia, Thailand, Jordan, Uganda, Kenya, Vietnam, Lebanon, Yemen, Liberia, Zambia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

The fellowships cover travel costs, accommodation and the course fee.

The deadline to apply for the fellowship program is July 13.

Registration deadlines for the individual courses vary. Courses will take place in 2019.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Reporting fellowship available [US]

Full-time print journalists, editors and photographers can apply for a fellowship.

The Alicia Patterson Fellowships, sponsored by the Alicia Patterson Foundation (APF), aim to foster, promote and sustain the best traditions of journalism in the United States. The fellowships provide support for journalists engaged in rigorous, independent and skeptical work that will benefit the public.

Grants are awarded for both one-year and six-month projects. Fellows receive US$40,000 for the full-year stipend and US$20,000 for the six-month fellowship. 

An additional fellow specializing in either science or environmental journalism will be selected as a Cissy Patterson fellow, in honor of publisher Cissy Patterson.

Non-U.S. citizens are also eligible, but must be working full time for U.S. print publications, either in the United States or abroad.

The application deadline is Oct. 1.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Grants for reporting fellowship available [US]

Full-time print journalists, editors and photographers can apply for a fellowship.

The Alicia Patterson Fellowships, sponsored by the Alicia Patterson Foundation (APF), aim to foster, promote and sustain the best traditions of journalism in the United States. The fellowships provide support for journalists engaged in rigorous, independent and skeptical work that will benefit the public.

Grants are awarded for both one-year and six-month projects. Fellows receive US$40,000 for the full-year stipend and US$20,000 for the six-month fellowship. 

An additional fellow specializing in either science or environmental journalism will be selected as a Cissy Patterson fellow, in honor of publisher Cissy Patterson.

Non-U.S. citizens are also eligible, but must be working full time for U.S. print publications, either in the United States or abroad.

The application deadline is Oct. 1.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Thomson Reuters offers fellowships to attend agricultural development conference [Africa]

Journalists interested in tellling the story of rural development can apply for a fellowship to participate in this event.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, with funding from the United Nation's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will select journalists to attend the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF). The event will take place Sept. 3 to 7 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Participants will build specific expertise and increase familiarity and knowledge of issues faced by rural communities, including how small-scale agriculture can respond to the growing demand for food, and the essential need to support rural transformation and smallholder agriculture.

Applicants must be working as journalists or regular contributors to print, broadcast or online media organizations. They must have at least two years of experience and a good level in spoken and written English. Candidates should include professional evidence of their interest in rural peoples’ issues and development.

Fellowships cover air travel expenses, accommodation, local transfers and meals.

The deadline is July 31.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Society for Neuroscience offers journalism contest for students [Worldwide]

Students pursuing a degree in medical or science journalism can receive an award to attend the world's largest neuroscience meeting in Washington.

The Society for Neuroscience will grant two Science Journalism Student Awards.

The award includes free registration, four nights' lodging and US$750 to defray additional costs. Each winner will receive guidance from a professional journalist covering the meeting and an orientation to cover the Neuroscience 2018 conference.

Undergraduate and graduate students who are receiving a degree in general journalism must show a serious intent to cover science and medical issues professionally. Recent graduates can also apply.

The deadline is Aug. 31.

For more information on how to apply, click here

Grants for cross-border reporting projects available [Europe]

International teams of freelancers and staff journalists, photographers or visual storytellers from participating countries can apply for these grants.

The program "Reporters in the field", organized by N-ost agency, offers grants up to EUR8,000 for cross-border projects.

The teams and stories must be based in at least two of the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom.

The grant can be used to cover both travel costs and remuneration.

At least two team members must participate in a workshop Nov. 16 to 18 in Berlin.

The deadline is Sept. 16.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Sultan Qaboos hosts program on literary criticism [MENA]

Writers and artists can compete for an award. 

The Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Art and Literature is a contest for all Arab nationals in the fields of economic studies, architectural design and literary criticism.

The competition aims to support cultural, artistic and literary fields as a way to promote human cultural progress and to contribute to the movement of scientific development and intellectual and cognitive enrichment.

The categories are cultural, human and social achievements. The screening and arbitration committee will choose one winner in each category to be honored for his or her work.

The winners will receive OMR50,0000 (US$130,000).

The deadline is July 26.

For more information on how to enter (in Arabic), click here

Deadline approaching for ONA conference fellowships applications [Worldwide]

Digital journalists and students can apply for a fellowship.

The Online News Association is accepting applications for the MJ Bear Fellowships.

The fellowships provide registration, travel and accommodations for the 2018 Online News Association Conference and Awards in Austin, Texas. The MJ Bear fellow also receives three online coaching sessions and ONA membership.

International candidates born between Sept. 14, 1988, and Sept. 13, 1995 are eligible, as well as Canadian and U.S. journalists.

The deadline to apply has been extended to July 9.

For more information on how to apply, click here.