Workshops and Fellowships

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is hosting this free fact-checking workshop virtually on Apr 8, 2022, with a focus on science journalism. Open to writers and editors who already cover science, as well as those with an interest in covering science, health, technology or the environment. Apply by Feb 25.

The International Center for Journalists invites Latin American journalists to apply for this biennial fellowship. In 2023, the program begins with a webinar on disinformation and fact-checking best practices. Participants can apply for a 3-week, in-person study tour and newsroom attachment in the U.S. Deadline is Sep 14.

InsideClimate News, the Pulitzer Prize-winning national nonprofit newsroom, will hold a free, day-and-a-half-long workshop for about ~12 winning applicants from Sep 16-17, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The workshop will be focused on covering climate change and the clean energy economy in the Southeast. Deadline is Aug 11.

From tariffs to technology, U.S.-based journalists will learn the latest developments in food and ag at this expenses-paid National Press Foundation training program, Sept. 15-18, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. Deadline is Jul 16.

Arizona State University's Fellowship in Transdisciplinary Science supports a journalist for one month with an $8,000 stipend so that person can be on the frontlines of research to see how scientists grapple with the problems of today’s world and forge new directions in science. Deadline: July 1, 2019.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists on an expenses-paid learning expedition to Alaska, Aug 31-Sep 7, 2019, to explore topics including mining in the Bristol Bay watershed; fisheries management; Indigenous sovereignty and resources management; climate change and its impacts on the region; land use issues; and more. Apply by Jun 26.

This Social Documentary Network learning experience, taking place Sep 10-Dec 31, 2019 via remote conferencing and in person, is for documentary photographers to learn concepts and skills to make a project come alive and increase audience engagement. $1,500 USD. Scholarships available. Apply by Jul 22.

SciLine invites applications by May 17 for an all-expenses-paid workshop, Aug 4-6, 2019, designed to arm journalists — including those without deep backgrounds in science — with the knowledge and context they need to incorporate research-based evidence and data into their 2020 campaign coverage. Key topics include energy and climate; agriculture, water and the environment; and immigration and trade.

Sharpen your skills in telling effective and compelling stories via Montana-based Freeflow Institute's intensive issues-based journalistic exploration of the issues facing public lands, communities and ecosystems in the Yellowstone region. Co-hosted by freelance writers/photographers Alexis Bonogofsky and Elliott Woods. Some scholarships available; apply by Apr 15.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists on an expenses-paid learning expedition through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, June 23-29, 2019, to use water-quality stories in the Great Lakes Basin to highlight similar water-quality issues across the United States. Apply by May 3.