http://ijnet.org/opportunities/scholarships-journalism-courses-available-worldwide
Midcareer journalists from several developing countries can apply for a scholarship to attend an RNTC course in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are accepting applications for journalism courses at theRadio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC). NFP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and run by the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC).
RNTC is offering five courses:
Broadcast Management (Sept. 29 – Oct. 10, 2014)
Mastering Social Media (Sept. 1-12, 2014)
Training the Trainers (Sept. 8 – Oct. 17, 2014)
Using Media for Development (Sept. 15 – 26, 2014)
Video Journalism (Sept. 8 – 19, 2014)
Candidates must be from one of these countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
NFP fellowships cover travel costs, accommodation and course fee.
The fellowship deadline is Feb. 4.
For more information, click here.
28 January 2014
UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize seeks nominations
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/unesco-world-press-freedom-prize-seeks-nominations-worldwide
Journalists, organizations or institutions that promote press freedom worldwide can be nominated for a US$25,000 award.
The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize will recognize a significant contribution to press freedom, especially in high-risk areas.
Member states, international/regional organizations or professional/non-governmental organizations working in the field of journalism and freedom of expression can nominate up to three candidates.
The recipient will be recognized during World Press Freedom Day held May 3.
Nominations must be in English or French and include a brief biography or history of the nominee.
The deadline is Feb. 15.
For more information, click here.
Journalists, organizations or institutions that promote press freedom worldwide can be nominated for a US$25,000 award.
The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize will recognize a significant contribution to press freedom, especially in high-risk areas.
Member states, international/regional organizations or professional/non-governmental organizations working in the field of journalism and freedom of expression can nominate up to three candidates.
The recipient will be recognized during World Press Freedom Day held May 3.
Nominations must be in English or French and include a brief biography or history of the nominee.
The deadline is Feb. 15.
For more information, click here.
23 January 2014
People’s Trust for Endangered Species ‘Worldwide Small Grants Program’ 2014
January 20, 2014 By Gamala Liutel
Deadline: 12 February 2014
People’s Trust for Endangered Species is accepting proposals from scientific researchers and workers in the field of conservation for Worldwide Small Grants Program 2014. The major purpose of the grant program is tosupport the works that aim the conservation of individual endangered species and their habitats.
The program offers grants between £2,000 and £8,000 for projects of up to two years duration.
Categories –
Eligibility Criteria –
PTES also provides Worldwide Continuation Grants. The grants are for projects that are being held from time ahead, the grants amount are larger (between £10,000 and £25,000) for projects of between two and five years duration annually awarded in July with April as deadline to submit proposals.
For more information and guidelines, please visit PTES Grants Guidelines for Applications page.
Deadline: 12 February 2014
People’s Trust for Endangered Species is accepting proposals from scientific researchers and workers in the field of conservation for Worldwide Small Grants Program 2014. The major purpose of the grant program is tosupport the works that aim the conservation of individual endangered species and their habitats.
The program offers grants between £2,000 and £8,000 for projects of up to two years duration.
Categories –
- PTES Worldwide – suitable for research or conservation projects that focus on one or more endangered species, or their habitat.
- PTES Mammal – especially for projects on mammal species in the British Isles and Republic of Ireland.
Eligibility Criteria –
- For PTES Worldwide grants, applicants must be already working and established in either the UK, UK overseas territories or any county not classified by the World Bank as high-income.
- For PTES Mammal grants, proposed projects must be based in the British Isles or Republic of Ireland.
PTES also provides Worldwide Continuation Grants. The grants are for projects that are being held from time ahead, the grants amount are larger (between £10,000 and £25,000) for projects of between two and five years duration annually awarded in July with April as deadline to submit proposals.
For more information and guidelines, please visit PTES Grants Guidelines for Applications page.
Course on investigating financial corruption
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/course-investigating-financial-corruption-open-worldwide
Journalists who are interested in investigating tax avoidance, corruption, money laundering and asset recovery can apply for this course in London.
The Tax Justice Network and the Centre of Investigative Journalism are offering a training workshop “Introduction to Illicit Finance, Financial Secrecy and Asset Recovery.” The course will take place on April 8 - 11 at City University London.
The course is bringing together journalists primarily from the developing world where corruption, tax havens and harmful tax practices often stall development and entrench poverty.
Experience in financial reporting is an advantage but not a prerequisite.
The bursary for journalists from the developing countries will cover visa fees, travel, accommodation and daily allowance. Applicants will be selected based on their track record in investigative journalism.
The course fee for journalists from UK and Europe is GBP650.
The deadline is Jan. 30.
For more information, click here.
Journalists who are interested in investigating tax avoidance, corruption, money laundering and asset recovery can apply for this course in London.
The Tax Justice Network and the Centre of Investigative Journalism are offering a training workshop “Introduction to Illicit Finance, Financial Secrecy and Asset Recovery.” The course will take place on April 8 - 11 at City University London.
The course is bringing together journalists primarily from the developing world where corruption, tax havens and harmful tax practices often stall development and entrench poverty.
Experience in financial reporting is an advantage but not a prerequisite.
The bursary for journalists from the developing countries will cover visa fees, travel, accommodation and daily allowance. Applicants will be selected based on their track record in investigative journalism.
The course fee for journalists from UK and Europe is GBP650.
The deadline is Jan. 30.
For more information, click here.
Journalism innovation fellowship
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/journalism-innovation-fellowship-offered-worldwide
Media professionals worldwide can apply for a fellowship.
The fellowship program, sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), invites proposals from people who have innovative ideas to improve the practice or understanding of journalism.
Because of the current acute financial challenges to supporting quality journalism, RJI is particularly interested in ideas on how to connect citizens with news and advertising more efficiently, to grow revenues, to engage communities or to ensure that the industry is taking full advantage of new and emerging technologies.
RJI welcomes applications from individuals, inside and outside the media industries.
The institute offers residential, non-residential and institutional fellowships. Residential fellows spend eight months on the Missouri campus, taking advantage of the intellectual and technological resources of RJI and the University and interacting with Missouri faculty and students. These fellows receive a US$10,000 monthly stipend, plus a one-time US$10,000 housing allowance.
Non-residential fellowships are designed for employees of a news, technology or related company who have ideas they can develop while continuing in their jobs. These fellows receive a US$20,000 stipend for the year, plus US$2,500 per month for research and travel support.
The institutional fellowship stipend is paid to the company or institution and can be used to hire a freelancer or temporary contractor to fill in for an employee as needed or for other project needs.
The deadline is Feb. 15.
For more information, click here.
Media professionals worldwide can apply for a fellowship.
The fellowship program, sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), invites proposals from people who have innovative ideas to improve the practice or understanding of journalism.
Because of the current acute financial challenges to supporting quality journalism, RJI is particularly interested in ideas on how to connect citizens with news and advertising more efficiently, to grow revenues, to engage communities or to ensure that the industry is taking full advantage of new and emerging technologies.
RJI welcomes applications from individuals, inside and outside the media industries.
The institute offers residential, non-residential and institutional fellowships. Residential fellows spend eight months on the Missouri campus, taking advantage of the intellectual and technological resources of RJI and the University and interacting with Missouri faculty and students. These fellows receive a US$10,000 monthly stipend, plus a one-time US$10,000 housing allowance.
Non-residential fellowships are designed for employees of a news, technology or related company who have ideas they can develop while continuing in their jobs. These fellows receive a US$20,000 stipend for the year, plus US$2,500 per month for research and travel support.
The institutional fellowship stipend is paid to the company or institution and can be used to hire a freelancer or temporary contractor to fill in for an employee as needed or for other project needs.
The deadline is Feb. 15.
For more information, click here.
Pulitzer grant for crisis reporting
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/pulitzer-grant-crisis-reporting-open-worldwide
Journalists interested in crisis reporting who reside outside the United States can apply for a US$7,500 travel grant.
The Persephone Miel Fellowship will fund a reporting project that focuses on a global crisis under-reported in the mainstream American media.
The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in consultation with Internews, is designed to enable media professionals outside the United States to bring their work to a broader international audience. The fellowship will benefit those with limited access to other fellowships or international distribution of their work.
The fellowships are open to all journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers or filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers and media professionals who are seeking to report from their home country. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be proficient in English.
The application deadline is Feb. 14.
For more information, click here.
Journalists interested in crisis reporting who reside outside the United States can apply for a US$7,500 travel grant.
The Persephone Miel Fellowship will fund a reporting project that focuses on a global crisis under-reported in the mainstream American media.
The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in consultation with Internews, is designed to enable media professionals outside the United States to bring their work to a broader international audience. The fellowship will benefit those with limited access to other fellowships or international distribution of their work.
The fellowships are open to all journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers or filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers and media professionals who are seeking to report from their home country. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be proficient in English.
The application deadline is Feb. 14.
For more information, click here.
Research fellowship for journalists
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/research-fellowship-journalists-offered-worldwide
Journalists specializing in ancient studies, archaeology or history can apply.
The Excellence Cluster Topoi, a research association of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, is accepting proposals from journalists for its one- to three-month “Journalist in Residence” fellowship.
Participants will have the opportunity to observe interdisciplinary research projects in action, study how new technologies are being applied in ancient studies, attend conferences and seminars, and conduct research using the libraries and other resources of participating institutions.
Journalists will receive a research stipend in the amount of EUR3,500 and workspace. They will be expected to lead an internal event on a subject involving science and media.
Candidates must speak either German or English. Applications should include a CV, three to five work samples, a letter of recommendation, and a research project proposal.
The deadline is Feb. 15.
For more information, click here.
Journalists specializing in ancient studies, archaeology or history can apply.
The Excellence Cluster Topoi, a research association of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, is accepting proposals from journalists for its one- to three-month “Journalist in Residence” fellowship.
Participants will have the opportunity to observe interdisciplinary research projects in action, study how new technologies are being applied in ancient studies, attend conferences and seminars, and conduct research using the libraries and other resources of participating institutions.
Journalists will receive a research stipend in the amount of EUR3,500 and workspace. They will be expected to lead an internal event on a subject involving science and media.
Candidates must speak either German or English. Applications should include a CV, three to five work samples, a letter of recommendation, and a research project proposal.
The deadline is Feb. 15.
For more information, click here.
Photo competition on women’s empowerment
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Photographers and photojournalists can submit their entries.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation and Nokia are inviting photographers to submit images capturing women’s empowerment in their countries.
The themes include leadership, courage, passion, opportunity, innovation and motherhood.
Ten finalists will be selected and asked to put the Nokia Lumia 1020 to the test, using it to create a portfolio of images illustrating women’s empowerment.
From these 10 finalists, one will be chosen and receive the Thomson Reuters Foundation-Nokia Award, an all-expense-paid trip to attend a professional mobile journalism training course and a Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone.
The deadline is Feb. 11.
For more information, click here.
Photographers and photojournalists can submit their entries.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation and Nokia are inviting photographers to submit images capturing women’s empowerment in their countries.
The themes include leadership, courage, passion, opportunity, innovation and motherhood.
Ten finalists will be selected and asked to put the Nokia Lumia 1020 to the test, using it to create a portfolio of images illustrating women’s empowerment.
From these 10 finalists, one will be chosen and receive the Thomson Reuters Foundation-Nokia Award, an all-expense-paid trip to attend a professional mobile journalism training course and a Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone.
The deadline is Feb. 11.
For more information, click here.
World Water Day Media Workshop
UN-Water is calling for applications from environmental journalists for a Media Workshop which will take place during World Water Day inTokyo, Japan. Up to 20 selected journalists will be sponsored to participate in a workshop which will include training and editorial sessions, meetings/interviews with experts and participation in the official UN celebration of World Water Day 2014.
Rationale
Objectives
Eligibility and selection criteria
Application is now open to journalists from developing countries.
To be considered for participation in the workshop, prospective candidates are asked to submit:
Curriculum vitae
Examples of work (examples in languages other than English should be accompanied by a short summary in English):
A one-page motivation letter where the journalist explains its interest in taking part in the workshop and outlines previous reporting on the topic (water, energy, water and energy, environmental issues)
Workshop overview and program
Selected journalists will participate in a workshop, which will include training and editorial sessions, meetings/interviews with experts and participating in the official UN celebration of World Water Day 2014.
Two weeks after the workshop, the journalists will submit the articles, programmes and reportages they have prepared and, if agreed, they will also be featured on the World Water Day and the 'Water for Life' Decade websites.
Sponsorship
The workshop is open to journalists from all over the world. Up to 20 journalists from developing countries across Asia (North-East, West, South-East and Central Asia) will be sponsored by UN-Water. This means the cost of travel and accommodation for these selected journalists will be covered. The participants will be provided invitation letters as required for obtaining a visa. However, they are expected to make all the necessary arrangements for travel, including visas, health certificates and travel insurance prior to travel. Authorization from the organizers will be necessary before they make travel arrangements.
Time and venue
The World Water Day media workshop is planned for 20-21 March and will be held in Tokyo, Japan.
Deadline for applications
Complete applications should be sent to water-decade@un.org until 10 February 2014 with the following subject line: Application for WWD Media Workshop. Successful candidates will be notified by 20 February 2014.
For more information, please contact
Pilar Gonzalez Meyaui
Information management and awareness raising expert
United Nations Office to support the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life' 2005-2015
UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication
Casa Solans
Avda. Cataluña, 60
50014 Zaragoza, Spain
E-mail: gonzalez-meyaui@un.org
www.un.org/waterforlifedecade
Rationale
- World Water Day, which is celebrated annually on 22 March, is this year dedicated to the theme 'Water and Energy.'
- Water demand could exceed 44% of the available annual resources by 2050 while energy demand could experience a 50% increase by the same date. As a consequence, the World faces a genuine challenge, without energy there is no water and without water, there is no energy.
- Water and Energy inter-linkages have an important role in the post-2015 development agenda and the conceptualization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There are indeed some main challenges, interconnections and opportunities for realizing synergies and benefits from joint responses on the water and energy nexus, including the design of climate resilience and green economies.
Objectives
- Improve media training and understanding of water and energy issues
- Increase media coverage of the interlinkages, challenges and opportunities of water and energy
- Increase media coverage of World Water Day and related issues
- Build a community of journalists interacting and writing regularly about water and energy issues
Eligibility and selection criteria
Application is now open to journalists from developing countries.
To be considered for participation in the workshop, prospective candidates are asked to submit:
Curriculum vitae
Examples of work (examples in languages other than English should be accompanied by a short summary in English):
- 2 examples of News (written, audio or video)
- 1 example of in-depth analysis (reportage)
A one-page motivation letter where the journalist explains its interest in taking part in the workshop and outlines previous reporting on the topic (water, energy, water and energy, environmental issues)
Workshop overview and program
Selected journalists will participate in a workshop, which will include training and editorial sessions, meetings/interviews with experts and participating in the official UN celebration of World Water Day 2014.
Two weeks after the workshop, the journalists will submit the articles, programmes and reportages they have prepared and, if agreed, they will also be featured on the World Water Day and the 'Water for Life' Decade websites.
Sponsorship
The workshop is open to journalists from all over the world. Up to 20 journalists from developing countries across Asia (North-East, West, South-East and Central Asia) will be sponsored by UN-Water. This means the cost of travel and accommodation for these selected journalists will be covered. The participants will be provided invitation letters as required for obtaining a visa. However, they are expected to make all the necessary arrangements for travel, including visas, health certificates and travel insurance prior to travel. Authorization from the organizers will be necessary before they make travel arrangements.
Time and venue
The World Water Day media workshop is planned for 20-21 March and will be held in Tokyo, Japan.
Deadline for applications
Complete applications should be sent to water-decade@un.org until 10 February 2014 with the following subject line: Application for WWD Media Workshop. Successful candidates will be notified by 20 February 2014.
For more information, please contact
Pilar Gonzalez Meyaui
Information management and awareness raising expert
United Nations Office to support the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life' 2005-2015
UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication
Casa Solans
Avda. Cataluña, 60
50014 Zaragoza, Spain
E-mail: gonzalez-meyaui@un.org
www.un.org/waterforlifedecade
18 January 2014
World Press Institute Fellowship
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/world-press-institute-fellowship-open-worldwide
Journalists who live outside the United States can apply for a fellowship.
The World Press Institute (WPI) is offering three-month fellowships for experienced journalists hoping to improve their understanding of American journalism.
The program aims to expose fellows to working conditions in the U.S. media. They are required to report on a variety of social issues to see how U.S. institutions respond to different social concerns.
The 2014 fellowship will begin in mid-August 2014 and end in mid-October. The fellows will spend three weeks in Minnesota, and then travel to several U.S. cities, including New York and Washington, D.C., for briefings, interviews and visits. They will returne to Minnesota for the final week of the program.
Applicants must have demonstrated leadership potential, five years of full-time news experience and fluency in English. Freelancers are eligible.
Applicants must submit a resume, essays, work samples, a photo and three letters of recommendation by Feb. 15, 2014.
For more information, click here.
Journalists who live outside the United States can apply for a fellowship.
The World Press Institute (WPI) is offering three-month fellowships for experienced journalists hoping to improve their understanding of American journalism.
The program aims to expose fellows to working conditions in the U.S. media. They are required to report on a variety of social issues to see how U.S. institutions respond to different social concerns.
The 2014 fellowship will begin in mid-August 2014 and end in mid-October. The fellows will spend three weeks in Minnesota, and then travel to several U.S. cities, including New York and Washington, D.C., for briefings, interviews and visits. They will returne to Minnesota for the final week of the program.
Applicants must have demonstrated leadership potential, five years of full-time news experience and fluency in English. Freelancers are eligible.
Applicants must submit a resume, essays, work samples, a photo and three letters of recommendation by Feb. 15, 2014.
For more information, click here.
Knight Science Journalism Fellowships
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/knight-science-journalism-fellowships-open-worldwide
Midcareer journalists covering science, technology, the environment or medicine can apply for a fellowship at MIT.
The Knight Science Journalism Fellowships host international and U.S. journalists for a nine months of personalized study, auditing courses at MIT and Harvard, attending lectures and interviewing faculty members.
Fellows receive a US$65,000 stipend plus tuition. Additional benefits include health insurance, research trip stipends, conference stipends and access to MIT and Harvard resources.
Applicants must have English proficiency and at least three years of experience as reporters, writers, editors, producers, illustrators or photojournalists. They may work for newspapers, magazines, television, radio or the Web.
Submit a professional autobiography, resume, project proposal, work samples and four recommendation letters by Feb. 28.
For more information, click here.
Midcareer journalists covering science, technology, the environment or medicine can apply for a fellowship at MIT.
The Knight Science Journalism Fellowships host international and U.S. journalists for a nine months of personalized study, auditing courses at MIT and Harvard, attending lectures and interviewing faculty members.
Fellows receive a US$65,000 stipend plus tuition. Additional benefits include health insurance, research trip stipends, conference stipends and access to MIT and Harvard resources.
Applicants must have English proficiency and at least three years of experience as reporters, writers, editors, producers, illustrators or photojournalists. They may work for newspapers, magazines, television, radio or the Web.
Submit a professional autobiography, resume, project proposal, work samples and four recommendation letters by Feb. 28.
For more information, click here.
Reporting fellowships on environmental issues
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/reporting-fellowships-environmental-issues-open-worldwide
Environmental journalists worldwide can apply for a US$20,000 fellowship to cover specific environmental topics.
Mongabay.org is launching a fellowship program - Special Reporting Initiatives (SRI) - for in-depth reporting on key environmental themes under a given topic.a
The author of top proposal will receive US$15,000 as a stipend and up to US$5,000 for reporting and travel costs. The fellow will have three months for travel/research and three months for writing. He or she can work from anywhere in the world.
Mongabay currently has three topics to cover:
Community forestry as a climate change solution
Is there demand for sustainable fisheries' products in China?
Cleaning up commodity supply chains
The application deadline is Jan. 31.
For more information, click here.
Environmental journalists worldwide can apply for a US$20,000 fellowship to cover specific environmental topics.
Mongabay.org is launching a fellowship program - Special Reporting Initiatives (SRI) - for in-depth reporting on key environmental themes under a given topic.a
The author of top proposal will receive US$15,000 as a stipend and up to US$5,000 for reporting and travel costs. The fellow will have three months for travel/research and three months for writing. He or she can work from anywhere in the world.
Mongabay currently has three topics to cover:
Community forestry as a climate change solution
Is there demand for sustainable fisheries' products in China?
Cleaning up commodity supply chains
The application deadline is Jan. 31.
For more information, click here.
Columbia-university-offers-journalism-fellowships-worldwide
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Journalists, educators and education policy researchers can apply for a US$75,000 fellowship.
Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism presents the Spencer Fellowship for Education Journalism, supporting long-form journalism that enhances the public's understanding of the American education system.
Three fellows will be selected for one year of academic research at Columbia University with hands-on advising from education writing experts. Journalism projects must be published after completion.
International journalists may apply but their projects must cover the American education system and be published and distributed in the United States.
Applicants must submit a resume, writing samples, a reporting project proposal, at least three recommendation letters and a coursework proposal by Jan. 31.
For more information, click here.
Journalists, educators and education policy researchers can apply for a US$75,000 fellowship.
Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism presents the Spencer Fellowship for Education Journalism, supporting long-form journalism that enhances the public's understanding of the American education system.
Three fellows will be selected for one year of academic research at Columbia University with hands-on advising from education writing experts. Journalism projects must be published after completion.
International journalists may apply but their projects must cover the American education system and be published and distributed in the United States.
Applicants must submit a resume, writing samples, a reporting project proposal, at least three recommendation letters and a coursework proposal by Jan. 31.
For more information, click here.
Scholarships for AIDS 2014 in Australia
January 3, 2014 By Gamala Liutel
Deadline: 13 February 2014
Scholarship applications are being accepted on different titles from individuals around the globe to participate in 20th International AIDS Conference being held in Australia from 20-25 July 2014. The major aim of the scholarships are to make AIDS 2014 accessible to people from resource-limited settings and communities, researchers, young people, community activists and civil society representatives.
The full scholarship covers conference registration fee, travel expenses, accommodation and daily allowance for conference duration.
Available Scholarships –
Eligibility Criteria –
For more information, please visit AIDS 2014 Scholarships Announcement page.
Deadline: 13 February 2014
Scholarship applications are being accepted on different titles from individuals around the globe to participate in 20th International AIDS Conference being held in Australia from 20-25 July 2014. The major aim of the scholarships are to make AIDS 2014 accessible to people from resource-limited settings and communities, researchers, young people, community activists and civil society representatives.
The full scholarship covers conference registration fee, travel expenses, accommodation and daily allowance for conference duration.
Available Scholarships –
- International Scholarship Program – open to everyone around the world working or volunteering in the field of HIV and AIDS. The scholarship will be awarded to those whose participation will help enhance their work in their own communities, to those who are able to assist in the transfer of skills and knowledge acquired at the conference, and to those whose abstract, workshop or program activity submission has been selected.
- Media Scholarships Program – open to all journalists or media representatives from around the world who are at least 16 years of age by 20 July 2014.
Eligibility Criteria –
- International scholarship applications are open to anyone working or volunteering in the field of HIV.
- Media scholarship applications are open to all journalists across the globe.
- International Scholarship applicants should submit a letter of recommendation and Media scholarship applicants should submit media accreditation and supporting documents after completing the application form. Those who could not provide the required documents are not eligible for the scholarships.
- All applicants must be at least 16 years of age at the time of the conference and applicants under 18 years of age at the time of the conference, you will need to show proof of an accompanying adult on the application.
- Incomplete application forms will not be considered for scholarships.
For more information, please visit AIDS 2014 Scholarships Announcement page.
The Hillman Prize 2014 for Journalists Worldwide
Deadline: 31 January 2014
The Sidney Hillman Foundation is inviting applications from journalists around the globe for The Hillman Prize2014. The major aim of the contest is to honor journalists in service of common good for their work produced, published, broadcasted or exhibited in 2013. The work must have been published in the United States. The entrant can nominate her/his own work or the work of other person.
Categories for The Hillman Prize 2014 are – Book bound volumes and e-books, Newspaper Journalism (story or series/in print or online), Magazine Journalism (story or series/in print or online), Broadcast Journalism (story or series/at least 20 minutes in total package length) Open to television, web TV, radio, podcast, and documentary films. It also can be Web Journalism (publication/story or series/multimedia) – open to blogs, photojournalism, computer-assisted reporting, new investigative tools, mapping, crowd sourcing, and other multimedia projects. Entries should feature both text and visual components, or Opinion & Analysis Journalism (any medium) – this includes all types of advocacy, opinion, commentary and analysis, normally short-form and/or frequent, regardless of medium. The competition is open to newspaper and magazine columnists, TV and radio presenters, podcasters, blogs, and bloggers.
Eligibility Criteria –
The submitted work must be originally produced, published, broadcasted, or exhibited in 2013.
Entrant can be from anywhere in the globe and can nominate her/his own work or the work of others.
Read category-specific instructions thoroughly to be clear on what procedure to follow for submission of the work.
For more information, visit 2014 Hillman Prize Nominations page and visit Online Submission page to submit the work.
The Sidney Hillman Foundation is inviting applications from journalists around the globe for The Hillman Prize2014. The major aim of the contest is to honor journalists in service of common good for their work produced, published, broadcasted or exhibited in 2013. The work must have been published in the United States. The entrant can nominate her/his own work or the work of other person.
Categories for The Hillman Prize 2014 are – Book bound volumes and e-books, Newspaper Journalism (story or series/in print or online), Magazine Journalism (story or series/in print or online), Broadcast Journalism (story or series/at least 20 minutes in total package length) Open to television, web TV, radio, podcast, and documentary films. It also can be Web Journalism (publication/story or series/multimedia) – open to blogs, photojournalism, computer-assisted reporting, new investigative tools, mapping, crowd sourcing, and other multimedia projects. Entries should feature both text and visual components, or Opinion & Analysis Journalism (any medium) – this includes all types of advocacy, opinion, commentary and analysis, normally short-form and/or frequent, regardless of medium. The competition is open to newspaper and magazine columnists, TV and radio presenters, podcasters, blogs, and bloggers.
Eligibility Criteria –
The submitted work must be originally produced, published, broadcasted, or exhibited in 2013.
Entrant can be from anywhere in the globe and can nominate her/his own work or the work of others.
Read category-specific instructions thoroughly to be clear on what procedure to follow for submission of the work.
For more information, visit 2014 Hillman Prize Nominations page and visit Online Submission page to submit the work.
Environmental reporting workshop
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/environmental-reporting-workshop-offered-worldwide
Journalists from all media who want to improve their skills in environmental reporting can apply for a weeklong workshop in Rhode Island.
The Metcalf Institute is accepting applications for the Annual Science Immersion Workshop for journalists. The workshop will take place at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography on June 1- 6.
The participants will explore the impacts of human activities in coastal ecosystems through one-on-one interactions with leading scientists, learn how to interpret scientific data in and around Narragansett Bay and sharpen their investigative reporting skills.
Up to 10 early- to mid-career journalists will be selected for the program. Up to two of these fellowships are available to non-U.S. citizens.
The fellowship provides room, board, tuition, and up to US$500 in travel support (paid as a reimbursement after the program).
The deadline is Feb. 7.
For more information, click here.
Journalists from all media who want to improve their skills in environmental reporting can apply for a weeklong workshop in Rhode Island.
The Metcalf Institute is accepting applications for the Annual Science Immersion Workshop for journalists. The workshop will take place at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography on June 1- 6.
The participants will explore the impacts of human activities in coastal ecosystems through one-on-one interactions with leading scientists, learn how to interpret scientific data in and around Narragansett Bay and sharpen their investigative reporting skills.
Up to 10 early- to mid-career journalists will be selected for the program. Up to two of these fellowships are available to non-U.S. citizens.
The fellowship provides room, board, tuition, and up to US$500 in travel support (paid as a reimbursement after the program).
The deadline is Feb. 7.
For more information, click here.
Reporting fellowship to Brazil
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/reporting-fellowship-brazil-available-worldwide
Media professionals, bloggers, influential social media practitioners and freelance contributors can apply for a two-week reporting trip to Brazil.
The International Reporting Project (IRP) is accepting applications for a group-reporting trip to Brazil on April 5–19. The IRP new media reporting trips are supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The IPR fellows will examine issues related to health, poverty, hunger and food security, technological innovation, economy and business, urban and rural health care, environmental sustainability and women's empowerment. The fellows will also explore Brazil’s investment in Africa.
New media journalists from all nations are eligible with some priority given to applicants from the United States, United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
IRP will cover the fellows’ round-trip air tickets to Brazil, hotel costs, meals and local transportation. Participants will have to obtain their own visa to Brazil, but the IRP will reimburse the cost.
The deadline is Feb. 3.
For more information, click here.
Media professionals, bloggers, influential social media practitioners and freelance contributors can apply for a two-week reporting trip to Brazil.
The International Reporting Project (IRP) is accepting applications for a group-reporting trip to Brazil on April 5–19. The IRP new media reporting trips are supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The IPR fellows will examine issues related to health, poverty, hunger and food security, technological innovation, economy and business, urban and rural health care, environmental sustainability and women's empowerment. The fellows will also explore Brazil’s investment in Africa.
New media journalists from all nations are eligible with some priority given to applicants from the United States, United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
IRP will cover the fellows’ round-trip air tickets to Brazil, hotel costs, meals and local transportation. Participants will have to obtain their own visa to Brazil, but the IRP will reimburse the cost.
The deadline is Feb. 3.
For more information, click here.
University of Missouri Reynolds Fellowships 2014
January 15, 2014 By Gamala Liutel
Deadline: 15 February 2014
University of Missouri, The Reynolds Journalism Institute is accepting proposals from people and institutions with innovative ideas to improve the practice or understanding of journalism for Donald W. Reynolds Fellowships 2014. The major aim of the fellowship program is to support projects that offer the hope ofstrengthening the journalism-democracy relationship.
Interested individuals can apply for any of three kinds of fellowship schemes of 8 months period each –
RJI Residential Fellowship – for individuals inside and outside media industries, who want to pursuesolutions to journalism problems or who have an idea that would explore new opportunities. Thefellows will spend 8 months in Missouri School of Journalism taking advantage of the intellectual and technological resources of RJI and the school and interacting with Missouri faculty and students.
RJI Non-Residential Fellowship – for entrepreneurial individuals with a strong interest in journalism and issues related to digital communications.
RJI Institutional Fellowship – to unlock some of the thoughtful, meaningful ideas inside newsrooms, ad departments, board rooms, break rooms, etc., that for various reasons can’t get any traction.
The fellows receive stipend and other expenses as per the fellowship they receive.
Eligibility –
Ideas on how to connect citizens with news and advertising more efficiently, to grow revenues, to engagecommunities or to ensure that the industry is taking full advantage of new and emerging technologiesare encouraged to apply.
Proposals that offer the hope of strengthening the journalism-democracy relationship are eligible for the fellowship.
For more information, please visit 2014 Donald W. Reynolds Fellowships page.
Deadline: 15 February 2014
University of Missouri, The Reynolds Journalism Institute is accepting proposals from people and institutions with innovative ideas to improve the practice or understanding of journalism for Donald W. Reynolds Fellowships 2014. The major aim of the fellowship program is to support projects that offer the hope ofstrengthening the journalism-democracy relationship.
Interested individuals can apply for any of three kinds of fellowship schemes of 8 months period each –
RJI Residential Fellowship – for individuals inside and outside media industries, who want to pursuesolutions to journalism problems or who have an idea that would explore new opportunities. Thefellows will spend 8 months in Missouri School of Journalism taking advantage of the intellectual and technological resources of RJI and the school and interacting with Missouri faculty and students.
RJI Non-Residential Fellowship – for entrepreneurial individuals with a strong interest in journalism and issues related to digital communications.
RJI Institutional Fellowship – to unlock some of the thoughtful, meaningful ideas inside newsrooms, ad departments, board rooms, break rooms, etc., that for various reasons can’t get any traction.
The fellows receive stipend and other expenses as per the fellowship they receive.
Eligibility –
Ideas on how to connect citizens with news and advertising more efficiently, to grow revenues, to engagecommunities or to ensure that the industry is taking full advantage of new and emerging technologiesare encouraged to apply.
Proposals that offer the hope of strengthening the journalism-democracy relationship are eligible for the fellowship.
For more information, please visit 2014 Donald W. Reynolds Fellowships page.
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