Workshops and Fellowships

Cultural Survival's one-year remote program is an opportunity for Indigenous writers based in the US or Canada to continue their writing, share their expertise and experiences, deepen their knowledge on topics important to them and their communities, and gain experience. Annual and monthly stipend. Apply by Feb 6.

High school juniors (class of 2024) with an interest in journalism can apply to attend Freedom Forum's annual event, all expenses paid plus a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice. The 2023 conference takes place Jun 24-29 in Washington, DC. Apply by Mar 1.

Educators of color teaching, or interested in teaching, data journalism within your curriculum can apply for a fellowship to attend Investigative Reporters & Editors' Data Bootcamps for Educators this July. No data journalism experience or data teaching experience necessary. Apply by Apr 3, 2023.

Add depth, dimension and soul to your storytelling. In this Berkeley Advanced Media Institute introductory online mini-course, Sound Design for Podcasters, you’ll gain foundational insight into the vital art of pre- and post-production sound design. $125. 5:30-7:00 p.m. ET each day.

California high school students with a strong interest in journalism can apply to this free Asian American Journalists Association/CalMatters program. Spend June 20-25, 2023 working in the CalMatters newsroom in Sacramento, gaining regional journalism connections and reporting on water and drought in local communities. Apply by Feb 1.

SEJ and The Uproot Project are partnering to offer diversity fellowships (worth up to $2500) to support journalists' attendance at #SEJ2023 in Boise, Idaho. Apply by Feb 6!

U.S. journalists or editors who cover international news can apply for the Council on Foreign Relations' fellowship. Spend ten months full time in residence at CFR's headquarters in New York, engaging in sustained analysis, writing and more. $100,000 stipend. Apply by Mar 1, 2023.

The Middle East Program will select one Arab, Middle Eastern or North African journalist to spend three months in residence at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., to carry out advanced, policy-oriented research and writing. $5,000 per month stipend. Apply by Jan 15, 2023.

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) invites professional environmental journalists from low- or middle-income countries to apply for travel grants of up to $2,500 to attend and report from conferences and global summits related to biodiversity issues that are taking place in 2023. Deadline: Jan 6, 2023.

The 2023 conference will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, Sep 19-22, with more than 150 expenses-paid fellowships available to both established and promising journalists in developing and transitioning countries, and for journalists from disenfranchised communities, to participate in-person.