Workshops and Fellowships

The hybrid Logan fellowship (virtual and in New York) is for writers, documentary filmmakers, photojournalists, podcasters and multimedia creators working on a longform project on issues such as environment and climate change; food security; health; inequality; media and journalism; social justice; and sustainability and resilience. Deadline: Dec 15, 2021.

This brand new Nieman Foundation for Journalism fellowship at Harvard University will take place during the 2019-2020 academic year. Includes a $70,000 stipend, as well as an opportunity to take classes at other local universities and to interact with the robust scientific community based in and around Greater Boston. Deadlines: Dec. 1, 2018 (international applicants); Jan. 31, 2019 (U.S. applicants).

The USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism invites journalists to apply for the 2023 fellowship, Oct 16-19, an online training on how to “interview the data” as if it were a human source. Fellows receive a grant and mentoring to work on an ambitious reporting project. Deadline: Jul 17.

Metcalf Institute's biennial symposium brings together people who work to shift science and science communication toward a just, equitable, and inclusive future. In-person at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island, October 19-21, 2023; virtual sessions on 9/29/23, 10/6/23, 10/13/23, and 11/3/23.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will take journalists to Quebec, Ontario and New York, Sep 23-29, 2018, for a look at the economic and ecological impacts of this major shipping thoroughfare, including topics such as endangered and invasive species, as well as the impacts of current agricultural and municipal practices and the region's legacy of industrial activity. Apply by Aug 10 extended to Aug 17.

The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) invites applications for diversity fellowships embedded in three newsrooms. Six-month fellowship pays $30,000. Fellows will work at Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, USA TODAY and Wisconsin Watch. Apply by Sep 27, 2022.

Journalists and environmental communicators are invited to this free workshop on April 7, 2018 in Detroit, co-sponsored by MSU's Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and Wayne State University. Space is limited. Register by Mar 23.

The International Center for Journalists invites U.S. minority journalists to apply by Feb 18, 2020 to report overseas in a country of your choosing. The Bringing Home the World Fellowship program includes costs for travel, lodging, and interpreters.

Journalists and environmental communicators are invited to a free workshop in Detroit, co-sponsored by MSU's Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and Wayne State University. Space is limited. Register by Mar 23.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists on an expenses-paid exploration of the upper reaches of the Mississippi River basin, Jun 16-23, 2018. Take a deep dive into agriculture, water quality and the implications of the next Farm Bill. Apply by Apr 13.