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Six worldwide journalism opportunities to apply for in February

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Looking to expand your journalism toolkit, take on a new beat or receive recognition for your work? Check out these promising courses, fellowships and competitions with deadlines in February. Each is open to journalists worldwide. Fund for Investigative Journalism grants Deadline: February 1, 2016 Investigative journalists can apply for grant funding from the Fund for […]


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Pulitzer grant for crisis reporting open

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Journalists who reside outside the United States interested in crisis reporting can apply for a US$5,000 travel grant. The Persephone Miel Fellowship will fund a reporting project that focuses on a global crisis underreported in the mainstream American media. The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in consultation with Internews, is designed […]


Earth Journalism Network offers journalism grants [Worldwide]

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Journalists and journalism organizations focused on reporting about climate change can apply for a grant. The Earth Journalism Network (EJN), a project of Internews, is accepting proposals for the Climate Grants for Adaptation and Response. The initiative seeks to support the creation, growth and capacity building of journalism organizations focused on reporting about climate change […]


ADB – Japan Offering Full Scholarship for Students of Developing Countries

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Deadline: March 31, 2016 Location: Scholarship can be taken at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. Type: Full Scholarship. Government of Japan is pleased to offer ADB-Japan scholarship program for students in 2016-2017 academic session. Scholarships will be awarded to undertake postgraduate studies. It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens […]


CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR NEW GOOGLE DIGITAL NEWS SENIOR VISITING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

The Reuters Institute is seeking applications from leading researchers who would like to spend an academic year with our research team as a Google Digital News Senior Visiting Research Fellow, based at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. This fellowship will provide a generous monthly stipend to cover […]


Call For Applications: South Sudan And Tanzania Trips; Fund For Women Journalists

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The IWMF is pleased to announce new opportunities for women journalists in 2016. Applications are now open for IWMF reporting trips to South Sudan and Tanzania, and for the next round of funding under the Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists. All three applications have February deadlines. For more information click here.


Asia Journalism Fellowship

To be eligible for the Fellowship, you must satisfy the following minimum criteria: At least five years of professional journalism experience, not including student journalism. Currently working as a journalist. Freelancers are eligible, if journalism is your main activity. Residing in Asia. Able to operate in English, which is the working language of the programme. […]


Urban photography exhibition seeks entries [Worldwide]

Emerging photographers worldwide are invited to submit their works to this exhibition in Latvia. The Riga Photomonth 2016, in collaboration with JC Decaux, announces an open call for the exhibition “Territories, Borders and Check-Points.” Photographers may submit three to five photos from one series. The organizers are interested in both deeply personal and private stories […]


13 scholarships approved for IMSciences students

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PESHAWAR: The Pak-USAID Need-Based Merit Scholarship Programme and IMSciences Fata Need-Based Merit Scholarship Programme have approved a total of 13 fully-funded scholarships, worth Rs 5.5 Million for the financially needy and talented students of IMSciences Peshawar. The News


Knight Science Journalism Fellowships open

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$70,000 stipend plus tuition. Additional benefits include […]


SMIU and NBP sign MoU for scholarships

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Karachi: The Sindh Madressat-ul-Islam University (SMIU) and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, according to which the bank will allocate Rs2.88 million for four consecutive years as scholarship fee for 20 meritorious SMIU students. The MoU was signed by the vice-chancellor, Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, and the executive vice […]


UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (women encouraged)

Applicants must have obtained a PhD (or at least successfully defended their doctoral dissertation), in an area broadly associated with the UNU-IAS thematic focus, prior to the application deadline. Language proficiency in English is essential. Applicants from developing countries and women are particularly encouraged to apply. UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded for a period of […]


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Asia Journalism Fellowship 2016

Temasek Foundation and Nanyang Technological University will be running the 8th round of the Asia Journalism Fellowship from 18 July to 7 October 2016. Applications will officially open on 11 January, but we wanted to give you a heads-up so that you can share this with journalists who may be interested. This is a unique […]


Fellowship on labour reporting

Print, television, radio and web journalists covering migrant labor issues from Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are eligible for this program. Panos South Asia (PSA), as part of a Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) project, is accepting applications for Media Fellowships on South Asian Initiative for Migrant Labor in 2016. The deadline is […]