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Home»Our Blog»15 Global Opportunities for Journalists  Currently Open – December 4, 2024

15 Global Opportunities for Journalists  Currently Open – December 4, 2024

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Looking to boost your journalism career? This December, explore 15 exciting opportunities, from fellowships to grants and training programs, designed to help you grow and make an impact. Act fast—deadlines are approaching!

1. Call for Pitches on Journalistic Stories on Whistleblowing 

Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection is announcing a 2nd round for story ideas about whistleblowing and whistleblowers. The goal is to stimulate the journalists in the region to use whistleblowers as a good source of information, and the whistleblowers to see media and journalists as good partners in combating organised crime and corruption.
Click here to apply |  Deadline: December 31, 2024

2. Call for Nomination: Hillman Prize for Journalism 2025 ($5,000 prize)

Hillman Prize for Journalism 2025. Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists, writers and public figures that pursue investigative journalism and public policy in service of the common good. Recipients exemplify reportorial excellence, storytelling skill, and social justice impact.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 30

3. Canadian Hillman Prize for Journalism 2025. 

The Canadian Hillman Prizes honour excellence in journalism in service of the common good. The Hillman Prizes seek out investigative reporting that draws attention to social or economic injustice and leads to meaningful public policy change. They strive to recognize discernment of a significant news story, resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skill in relating the story and the impact of the coverage. Starting in 2024, the foundation now awards three Canadian Hillman Prizes instead of one.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 15

4. KSJ Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East 2025-2026. 

This new one-semester fellowship, hosted by the Knight Science Journalism Program (KSJ) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was inspired by the life and career of Egyptian science journalist Mohammed Yahia. The fellowship was created in partnership with Springer Nature, publisher of Nature Middle East, which grew to be an important contributor to science reporting in the region under Yahia’s leadership from 2010-2023.
Click  here to apply | Deadline: January 15

5. 10th Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards 2025. 

Continental Reinsurance Plc, a leading Pan-African reinsurer, is proud to announce the launch of the 10th edition of the Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards, marking a decade of recognizing journalistic talent and excellence within the re/insurance industry.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Unspecified

6. Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism 2025-2026. 

The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship offers experienced journalists the opportunity to enhance their understanding of business and economics, finance and technology.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 31

7. Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) Fellowship 2025. 

With the support of sponsors and partners, the conference is offering fellowships to journalists from the Global South, and those from historically underrepresented groups to participate in the prestigious event. Competition is keen, so you need to convince them that you will make great use of the training that GIJC25 offers.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 31

8. AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship 2025.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is proud to offer a summer internship program for students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing. Experience what it’s like to cover the scientific and technological issues that shape our global community. The internship is made possible each year by generous sponsors.
Click here to apply | January 10

9. Marquette University O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism 2025-2026.

The O’Brien Fellows spend nine months reporting stories with the power to compel change. They complete an in-depth reporting project of their choosing on a topic of state, regional, national or international interest over two academic semesters.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 19

10. David Donald Fellowship for Data Journalism 2025. 

The fund is designed to support computer-assisted reporting training to university educators so that they can better equip their students to be effective watchdogs through the use of data. It provides assistance to attend a Data Journalism Bootcamp, or the NICAR Conference, March 6- 9, 2025.
Click here to apply |  Deadline: January 6

11. Collier Award for Ethics in Journalism 2025. 

The Peter F. Collier Award for Ethics in Journalism celebrates acts of journalism by student and professional journalists that meet the highest ethical standards in the face of pressure or incentives to do otherwise. The award is administered by the Ethics & Journalism Initiative at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University. This is the award’s inaugural year, and it will be granted annually.
Click here to apply | Deadline: December 9

12. AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism 2025.

The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism was established by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in 2015 to raise awareness of the critical role that the media play in educating the public about cancer and cancer research.
Click here to apply | Deadline: December 9

13. National Press Foundation Widening the Pipeline Fellowship 2025. 

U.S. journalism has an ongoing diversity crisis. There simply are not enough reporters and editors of color to inform, engage and accurately reflect their society. To combat this, the National Press Foundation’s Widening the Pipeline Fellowship will provide expenses-paid trainings in Washington, D.C., as well as virtual workshops to support journalists of color staying in – and leading – the newsrooms of tomorrow.
Click here to apply | Deadline: December 15

14. Milena Jesenska Fellowship 2025-2026 for Journalists. 

The Milena Jesenska Fellowship Program, named after the Czech journalist, writer, and translator Milena Jesenská (1896-1944), offers European (including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey) journalists time off from their professional duties in order to pursue in-depth research on a topic of their choice.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 15

15. Tarbell Grants 2024 for Journalists Interested in Artificial Intelligence (Up to $15,000)

As artificial intelligence grows more advanced, the technology and the people making it are increasingly consequential. They believe journalism will play a crucial role in helping the public understand Al – and in holding companies and policymakers to account.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Rolling Basis

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