Awards & Fellowships

Award, contest for journalism 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 […]

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Women Journalists called to apply for reporting fellowship

Women journalists with at least three years of experience can apply for a reporting fellowship. The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is organizing Adelante (Moving Forward), a five-year reporting initiative that aims to amplify the voices of women journalists in Latin America and strengthen their professional development, impact and safety. The fellowship is open to women journalists nationwide.

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Application: Global Health Reporting Contest for African Journalists 2017

The International Center for Journalists has announced a competition to recognize the best media coverage of maternal, child health, and other urgent health issues. Eligible journalists are those with stories published or broadcast in Brazil, China, India, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The duration of the award is a 12-day study tour at the United States. The

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Six Nigerian journalists win 2017 BudgIT Media Fellowship

Six Nigerian journalists, from various news media, including two freelancers, have been named as 2017 BudgIT Media Fellows. The journalists include Hannah Ojo – The Nation Newspaper; Mercy Abang – Freelance journalist; Eromo Egbejule – Freelance Journalist; Lanre Lasisi – Channels television; Ayodeji Rotinwa – ThisDay Newspaper, and Ruth Oluronbi – Nigerian Tribune. BudgIT is a civic organisation that

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Craig Newmark Foundation: TruthBuzz set to award creative journalists

TruthBuzz, a viral fact-checking international contest from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is looking for ideas that turn fact-checking into engaging, visual and interactive stories that are instantly understandable and shareable. TruthBuzz a contest which is supported by the Craig Newmark Foundation aims to invent new ways to help verified facts reach the widest possible audience. It

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Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellowship call for entries

Are you interested in becoming an influencer and leader for children’s development in your country? If producing high quality reporting and solution-orientated stories about nutrition and early childhood development issues is one of your passions, then you can apply to this year-long fellowship, which will include two international reporting trips as well as continuing mentoring and several

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Nigerian Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship winners (1987 till date)

Application for Alfred friendly press partners fellowship for online, print and broadcast journalists in developing countries has opened. Click to apply The fellowship which is an annual program that brings journalists from different countries to American newsroom, has  been won by 12 Nigerian journalists from 1987-2011. They include: 1987: Dele Omotunde (Nigeria), hosted by The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Alfred Friendly Press Partners Offers Fellowship for Journalists

Application for Alfred friendly press partners fellowship is currently opened for print, broadcast and online journalists from developing countries. Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship is an annual program that brings journalists from different countries to American newsrooms. The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships are aimed at providing fellows with experience in reporting, writing and editing which will enhance future professional performance;

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May 21 deadline for Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship

By Kelechi Amakoh The annual Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship is calling for applications from journalists from developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The deadline for the application is May 21. The four weeks programme at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City is slated to hold from September 11–29, 2017. The

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Amplify’s content creators fellows graduate

Amplify, Africa’s first paid-fellowship for content creators, has graduated its inaugural cohorts of three teams of young storytellers from Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria. The teams presented their final projects to an all-star panel of Africa’s leading business, media and technology personalities on Friday 7 April in Nairobi, Kenya. African Media Agency (AMA) reports that the Fellowship was

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