Opportunity

Environmental journalists working in French and English can send their feature and video pitches. Mongabay, the popular rainforest information site and source of environmental news, is accepting environmental story pitches from Africa. Mongabay welcomes pitches from experienced journalists for conventional news stories, in-depth features, investigative reports, profiles and case studies. Proposals for fully edited […]

Journalists and others committed to developing concrete solutions to pressing human rights issues can apply. The Thomson Reuters Foundation is organizing the Trust Conference on Nov. 17 and 18 online. The free event will cover two main themes: creating inclusive and sustainable economies, and media freedom, technology and society. As part of the […]

Undergraduate and graduate students ages 18 to 25 who are committed to a career in journalism can apply to attend this conference. Future News Worldwide 2021, organized by the British Council and media partners, will take place online July 14 and 15. The event aims to help young people develop journalism skills and establish the United […]

Journalists interested in feminism and social justice can apply for this program. The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has launched the Feminist Journalist Project (FJP), which aims to create a cohort of 15 journalists reporting about the ways in which feminists resist oppression. Participants will receive honorariums of US$15,000 and have access to six online sessions between May […]

Journalism and communication midcareer professionals with limited experience in the United States can apply for this program. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides a year of nondegree graduate-level study, leadership development and professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. Primary funding for the Humphrey Program is provided by the U.S. Congress through the Bureau […]

Freelancers whose main source of income comes from journalism can apply for these grants. Rory Peck Trust is currently offering three assistance grants: The Legal Fund helps journalists cover the costs and fees related to legal action taken against them because of their reporting. The General Assistance Fund supports freelance journalists (and their families) […]

English-speaking journalists worldwide can apply for a global journalism program in China. The School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University offers a master of arts degree in global business journalism, which seeks to train future journalists who can help the public understand the complexities of global business and the economy. The two-year program, a partnership […]

Print, online and broadcast journalists with works in English can enter this contest. The UK’s Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is accepting entries for its journalism awards, which recognize journalists’ use of numbers to tell a story. Works must have been published or broadcast in 2020. The categories are data visualization; explaining the […]

Journalists interested in creating or improving their newsletters can enroll in this course. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, through its Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offers the free course “Newsletter strategies for journalists: how to create, grow and monetize newsletters” Feb. 22 to March 21. The course is divided into four modules […]