Grants for photojournalism available [Worldwide]

Photojournalists and students interested in working on photo assignments can apply for a grant.

Reuters organizes a photojournalism grants competition, recently renamed Yannis Behrakis Photojournalism Grants program.

Up to 10 winners will receive US$8,000 each to advance their abilities and tell new stories. Pictures taken by the winners will be distributed on Reuters News media platforms.

Applicants must be between 18 and 35 years old. They must submit a CV, a cover letter and a portfolio with 30 to 40 pictures. Check out last year’s recipients here.

The deadline is Dec. 31.

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Reporting grant available [Africa, Asia, Europe]

Teams of African, Asian and European journalists can apply for a reporting grant.

Journalismfund.eu will support stories on cross-border illicit financial flows, tax abuse and corruption in Africa, Asia and Europe, as part of the Money Trail project.

The project will conduct 10 application rounds over the next three years. The total amount per call is about EUR50,000.

Teams must consist of at least one African, one Asian and/or one European journalist.

The next deadline is Dec. 16.

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Thomson Foundation offers online journalism course [Worldwide]

Aspiring journalists can compete for an all-expenses-paid spot in a summer course in London.

The Thomson Foundation seeks applicants for its new Journalism Now Scholar competition.

Contestants must complete seven Journalism Now online courses successfully, attend or watch the replay of up to four webinars with Ewen MacAskill and publish a multimedia story. For its list of free and paid-for courses, click here. The best student will be chosen as the winner.

The winner will receive a trip to London to attend the 2020 Thomson Foundation five-week summer course.

The deadline is Dec. 13.

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Online workshop covers short nonfiction [Latin America]

Journalists and others can register for this online workshop.

The Centro de Formación en Periodismo Digital at the University of Guadalajara will offer an online course on journalism creativity and brief nonfiction Feb. 3 to March 15, 2020.

Instructor Óscar Tagle will teach participants to apply synthesis, mental agility and different literary resources to write short journalistic texts.

Registration costs MXN1,800 for Mexican residents and US$90 for those living outside Mexico.

The deadline to register is Jan. 12, 2020.



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Journalist in residence Scholarship available [Worldwide]

Science journalists can apply for this program.

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) offers its Journalist in Residence program in Potsdam, Germany.

The fellow spends up to two months engaging with scientists and becoming familiar with the institute’s research. He or she is also expected to present a seminar on science communication.

The organizer provides EUR3,500/month and help defray travel expenses if necessary.

Candidates must have excellent knowledge of written and spoken English; knowledge of German is welcome but not required.

The deadline is Nov. 29.


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Film Festival seeks entries [Brazil]

Independent documentarians are invited to submit their films on issues surrounding the exploration and uses of nuclear material.

The International Uranium Film Festival, a traveling festival devoted to nuclear energy, will be held May 21 to May 31, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro and Oct. 15 to 18 in Berlin. The festival is organized by Yellow Archives.

The competition is accepting submissions of feature-length and short-length films in all genres. Films don't have to be new productions.

Winners will receive a trophy.

The deadline is Jan. 1, 2020.


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Local Newsroom Revenue Project open [US]

Local news organizations facing financial difficulties can apply for this program.

The Solutions Journalism Network (SJN), with support from the Google News Initiative, has launched the Local Newsroom Revenue Project.

Selected newsrooms will receive small grants, training and coaching to support solutions journalism projects and business experiments.

Candidates must serve people from at least one of the following categories: rural areas, news deserts, communities struggling to access news; African American, Latino/a/x, Native American or immigrant communities; or socio-economically deprived urban area.

The deadline is Nov. 30.
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Human rights program open for journalists [Worldwide]

Journalists and others from low-income countries can apply for this program at Columbia University in New York.

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is accepting applications for the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP). It will begin in late August and run until mid-December 2020.

The program leverages the resources of Columbia University and international organizations such as Human Rights Watch and WITNESS to provide proven grassroots leaders with skill-building and networking opportunities.

Through workshops, seminars, Columbia University classes and meetings with policymakers and potential funders, participants will share their experiences, reflect critically on their strategies, and plan future campaigns.

HRAP is designed for lawyers, journalists, doctors, teachers, social workers, community organizers and other human rights activists. Advocates must provide proof of institutional endorsement from their organizations for their participation in the program and must commit to returning to that organization.

Applicants from high-income countries will not be considered except those representing marginalized communities.

ISHR aims to provide full funding to cover participants’ program costs as well as travel and housing. A stipend is also provided for basic costs.

The deadline is Dec. 16.

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Journal seeks articles on health, false news [Brazil]

Academics, journalists and others can participate in the next issue of this magazine.

The Electronic Journal of Health Communication, Information and Innovation (Reciis, in Portuguese) invites work for the dossier "Fake News and Health", scheduled for March 2020.

Possible issues include different discursive practices around true and false; impacts of fake news on health sectors; communication and information challenges in tackling fake news; self-care policies in post-truth times; production of fake news in digital territories; and more.

Articles must be in Portuguese, English or Spanish, with abstracts in all three languages.

The deadline is Dec. 2.

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Workshop focuses on women in journalism [US]

Women journalists and students are invited to attend this event.

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism is organizing the Women in Journalism Workshop May 1 to 3, 2020 in Columbia, Missouri.

This annual workshop focuses on challenges, accomplishments and issues specific to women in the journalism industry today.

Sessions include self-care, HEAT training, how to prepare for violent breaking news, machine learning & AI for journalism, secondary trauma, advocating for yourself, innovating in the newsroom, implicit bias training and more.

The cost is US$50 for students and US$75 for professionals. There is a limited number of travel scholarships and student registration scholarships.

The deadline is Dec. 15.


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