Workshops and Fellowships

Join Investigative Journalism for Europe for an analytical and hands-on online workshop on tackling online hate and smear campaigns.

This program, Feb 11-17, 2024 in Grand Cayman, is for senior and mid-career filmmakers to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, delve into documentary ethics and craft challenges and enrich their professional engagement around violence, conflict and tragedy. Apply by Oct 4.

The East-West Center will award US$10,000 in financial support to an individual journalist, author, or writer from the United States or China for a project that will promote better understanding between the people of the two countries; focus on underreported feature topics; and reach a broad audience. Deadline: Oct 1, 2023.

The East-West Center's second cross-border journalism workshop and collaborative reporting series takes place Jan 7-13, 2024, in Kathmandu, Nepal for 10 Pakistani and 10 Indian journalists experienced in reporting on climate issues. Apply by Oct 9.

This fellowship is for a mid-career journalist from, based in and covering Sub-Saharan Africa, to tell an ambitious written story for a global audience and the Financial Times, one of the world’s biggest newspapers. Includes a reporting grant of £1,000. Deadline to apply is Oct 5, 2023.

The New England First Amendment Coalition will host its 13th annual New England First Amendment Institute from Oct 29-31, 2023 at Northeastern University in Boston. Journalists within New England can apply by Aug 18 for this tuition-free investigative journalism program. One scholarship available.

This Sep 2023-May 2024 fellowship aims to develop: 1) future religion news journalists by deepening their understanding of religious expression in individual lives and diverse communities and 2) skills specific to covering religion, belief, faith and spirituality. $4,000 stipend, mentoring and more. Apply by Aug 4.

Get expert help navigating the complex landscape of climate change science and policy in this one-day, in-person free masterclass on Aug 29, 2023, while exploring resources and tools that can deeply inform and improve your reporting. Co-sponsored by RAND and Poynter. Apply by Aug 14.

Early-career journalists: apply for a nine-month fellowship with Durham University including undertaking an investigative project from inside a newsroom in London, New York or Toronto. Includes mentoring by editors at Reuters or other media partners, stipend and access to University resources. Apply by Aug 10, 2023.