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The global benchmark for digital journalism excellence  Submission Final Deadline: 23 January 2026! SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards is the news industry’s most prestigious global competition celebrating excellence in digital publishing. The awards honour publishers and media organisations that have delivered outstanding and original digital projects, products, or…

The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship offers experienced journalists the opportunity to enhance their understanding of business and economics, finance and technology. Fellows spend two semesters at Columbia Journalism School and take most of their classes at Columbia Business School. They meet weekly for off-the-record seminars and dinners with top journalists, entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. In…

The Reynolds Journalism Institute invites proposals from individuals and organizations who wish to build practical and innovative resources for community-centered news, journalists and the communities they serve. Applications for the 2026 Fellowships are now OPEN. All fellowship projects are built, tested and launched within the span of the fellowship and must be free, accessible and…

How to Apply We are now accepting applications for the Class of 2027! The application deadline is Monday, February 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST. The deadline to receive reference letters is Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Visit our FAQ page for more information about the program, application, and selection process, and the Fellows Archive to view the full body of work produced by…

For over a decade, Mozilla Fellows have been at the forefront of the most critical conversations about technology and society, from debunking AI myths to exposing disinformation campaigns. We’ve supported over 200 changemaking Fellows who share our belief that a better tech future is not only possible—it’s ours to create. Whether embedded with civil society organizations or pursuing independent…

The Pulitzer Center, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking applications for investigative data-driven projects on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women & girls. This opportunity is open to all newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad. HOW TO APPLY APPLY NOW GRANT OVERVIEW Women and girls are…

Photos by Tracey Salazar AJI is a one-of-a-kind institution in Washington: a nonprofit educational organization that trains the political journalists of the future — and partners with NOTUS to accomplish that goal. Every September, AJI welcomes a cohort of early-career reporters to D.C. for a two-year fellowship. In addition to participating in classroom training at AJI, fellows learn on the job…

The program Eligibility Application Requirements Selection Process Building the capacity of young and aspiring environmental journalists to cover biodiversity hotspots With the effects of environmental degradation becoming more apparent, high-quality environmental journalism is more important than ever. But like the journalism sector as a whole, environmental reporting has been affected by…

The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. Entering is free and prizes include up to €11,000, inclusion in our annual traveling exhibition, and more. Entries for the 2026 World Press Photo Contest are now closed. To learn who wins, where you can see the exhibitions and more, sign up for our…

The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media. This is our “catch-all” grant, so there are no restrictions on topic or reporting location. Staff and freelance journalists are eligible worldwide.HOW TO APPLY APPLY NOWThere is no deadline for applications; grants are awarded on a rolling basis. Awards…

WHO WE FUND The RCDIJ Africa Fund targets individual journalists across Africa. The categories of journalists include as follows: Employed/Freelance, Online, Print, Broadcast, Photo, Cartoon, Multimedia THE PROJECTS WE FUND The RCDIJ Africa Fund supports small to mid-scale data and/or investigative journalism projects spanning a wide range of areas consistent with our objectives, including…

All fellowship projects are built, tested and launched within the span of the fellowship and must be free, accessible and open-source for journalists, newsrooms and the public to utilize. Past fellows have built a slack based SEO tool, a bilingual guide to misinformation, a Quick-Start Guide to Freelancing and other amazing resources for journalists. Whatever your idea, it will be built, tested…

Are you a change-maker committed to fighting inequality? Do you want to learn from scholars, innovators, activists and social change organisations, and the latest academic research and expert insights on inequalities? Are you ready to join forces with a lifelong global network of peers? Applications for the 2026-2027 Cohort are now open and will close on Friday 16 January 2026 (5pm GMT). Start…

The Pulitzer Center encourages proposals that use advanced data mining techniques, such as machine learning and natural language processing, to solve a data or reporting problem related to a journalistic investigation. HOW TO APPLY APPLY NOW GRANT OVERVIEW Recent grantees have used machine learning to reveal the true scope of oil-well abandonment in Texas; hold land banks accountable in Ohio;…

The Carr-Ryan Center’s Technology and Human Rights Fellowship has long been a key initiative exploring how technological developments shape the future of human life and impact human rights protections. Under the leadership of the Center’s Director, Mathias Risse, this program brought together between 10 and 15 virtual fellows each year. It hosted the webinar series Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and…

Applications Due January 31st The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship offers ten $10,000 reporting grants per year to journalists reporting in-depth print and audio stories on the science, policy, business and culture of this new era of psychedelics. In addition to underwriting individual stories, the Fellowship aims to establish and nurture a new generation of journalists…

Open to residents of Zongo and underserved communities within Accra DEADLINE: 31/01/2025  The Media Literacy Development Foundation welcomes young content creators and residents of Zongo and underserved communities in Accra who are digitally savvy and/or are interested in creating impactful digital media content to apply for the first edition of the quarterly Zongo Media Literacy Fellowship…