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 September. Each is open to journalists worldwide.
Fund
for Investigative Journalism grants Deadline Sept. 8
The
Fund for Investigative Journalism
offers US$5,000 grants to support investigative projects around the world.
Grants cover out-of-pocket expenses such as travel costs, but not grantees’
salaries or equipment. All proposals must be submitted in English and include a
detailed budget. Click here
for more information.
United
Nations journalism contest
Deadline Sept. 15
The
United Nations Correspondents
Association will recognize journalists who cover the U.N. across four categories
- print and online, broadcast, climate change and humanitarian/development. The
prizes amount to over US$50,000 that will be distributed among the winners.
Entries can be submitted in any of the official U.N. languages (English,
French, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and Russian). Click here
for more information.
Register
for Social Media Week
Held Sept. 22-26
Social Media Week
features free events surrounding the latest trends and topics in social and
mobile media. Events will be held in metropolitan centers around the globe,
including Berlin,
Chicago,
Johannesburg,
London,
Los
Angeles, Miami, Mumbai, Rome, Rotterdam,
São
Paulo and Sydney. Click here
for more information.
Carmignac
Gestion photojournalism grant
Deadline Sept. 28
Photojournalists
worldwide can apply for the Carmignac
Gestion Photojournalism Award, recognizing photographers who visit zones
that are largely ignored by the mainstream media. The winner will receive a
EUR50,000 (US$66,844) grant to fund a photo series on the lawless areas in
France, completed over a period of several months. Click here
for more information.
The
Times foreign correspondent fellowship Deadline Sept. 29
The
Richard Beeston Fellowship offers GBP6,000 (US$10,250) for
an aspiring foreign correspondent to spend six weeks abroad, researching and
reporting on a foreign news story for the newspaper. A further award of
GBP6,000 (US$10,250) is available to a journalist who has experience working in
Lebanon, the West Bank or Israel to undertake a six-week fellowship at The
Times foreign desk in London. Journalists with a strong command of English may
apply. Click here
for more information.
Grants
for peace building projects
Deadline Sept. 30
Journalists,
filmmakers and activists can submit project proposals on peace building and
conflict resolution for up to US$50,000 in funding from the Journalists and Writers
Foundation. Some possible themes include peace education; pluralism and
multiculturalism; early warning and conflict prevention; post-conflict
reconciliation; and gender equality and empowerment. Click here
for more information.
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