Workshops and Fellowships

The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is offering Fellowship opportunities for journalists to attend the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany in mid-November 2017. Apply by Jul 21.

The Science of Innovation Summit for Journalists at the University of Chicago, Nov 5-8, 2017, offers professional science and technology journalists a respite from deadlines and insight into pressing subjects, such as climate and energy science, the microbiome, advanced batteries, precision medicine and more. Includes lodging, meals and stipend. Apply by Aug 15.

Alfred Friendly Press Partners is planning a month-long training program at the Missouri School of Journalism for journalists in exile in the U.S. The program is looking to build skills and resiliency in these areas: Security, Legal, Journalism and Climate. Deadline: Jan 15, 2024.

Poynter will host a free one-day workshop to discuss the key challenges of reporting the facts about science at its campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. The workshop is specifically designed for reporters who have recently started covering the science beat or topics that include science, as well as anyone who writes about science. Seating is limited; apply asap.

During this live National Press Foundation webinar, award-winning reporter Rosalind Adams will share her tips on interviewing techniques and describe how she pried loose documents that were critical to her reporting on how the nation’s largest psychiatric hospital chain achieved profits at the expense of patients.

Over four days, July 16-19, 2017 in Washington, D.C., journalists will learn the connection between chronic illness and social determinants such as housing, food security, livable wages and environmental quality. The National Press Foundation all-expenses-paid fellowship covers airfare, ground transportation, hotel costs and most meals. Apply by May 22.

Are you looking for opportunities in the field of communications and journalism? This webinar, 2:00-3:00 pm EDT, will highlight Fulbright opportunities for you, including a general program overview with tips on applying as well as specific award highlights for the 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Scholar competition.

During this Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources trip, Sep 10-19, 2017, to coastal British Columbia, Canada, fellows will learn first-hand how coastal communities survive and thrive while managing finite resources, conserving delicate ecosystems, mitigating and adapting to potentially dramatic changes in their economic and social systems, and how those forces interact. Apply by May 15.

Journalists, come find out about trans-basin diversion, water rights, water law, agriculture, allocation, a history of extractive industry, endangered species and more during this Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources trip, July 22-29, 2017, to Colorado, Utah and Arizona. Apply by Jun 2.