Workshops and Fellowships

PBS News SRL seeks talented college video journalists, ages 18-25, from underrepresented backgrounds to produce powerful stories about climate change and the environment — especially young people working on solutions — during the spring 2025 semester. Stipend, mentorship, equipment, expenses. Apply by Dec 31.

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is supporting selected journalists to attend and report from the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) scheduled for June 2025 in Nice, France. This fellowship is open to journalists from coastal countries. Apply by Jan 15.

U.S.-based journalists with at least three years' experience are invited to apply by Dec 20, 2024 for this no-cost, intensive program which will bring professional journalists to Atlanta to sharpen their investigative reporting skills under the guidance of some of the most accomplished reporters and editors in the industry.

Visual storytellers worldwide can apply by Dec 19, 2025 for this life-time fellowship supporting those who want to cultivate audience engagement through inventive distribution methods that will increase the impact of their work. $30,000 award, trip to the summit in San Francisco, coaching and more.

To equip journalists to better understand the river's history, its current legal cases and future challenges, The Water Desk is hosting an expenses-paid training program for journalists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan 29-31, 2025. Story coverage funding available post-training. Apply by Nov 25.

The conference, taking place Nov 20-24, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is offering fellowships (travel, lodging, meals, conference registration) to journalists from the Global South, and those from historically underrepresented groups, to participate in this biennial event. Deadline: Feb 14.

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities seeks applications from professional journalists across the Philippines for its six-month story grants. The aim is to provide space for climate and energy stories in Philippine communities by training provincial journalists and media practitioners. Deadline: Nov 8, 2024.

Investigative Reporters and Editors provides assistance to attend a Data Journalism Bootcamp or the NICAR Conference, March 6-9, 2025: Computer-assisted reporting training for university educators to better equip their students to be effective watchdogs through the use of data. Deadline: Jan 6.

The fellowship will award $20,000 to three writers to support revisions of a feature screenplay or pilot that engages with climate change in a compelling way. Receive creative support and mentorship from an established screenwriter with an interest in climate storytelling. Apply by Nov 28, 2025.

Metcalf Institute's first cohort for this new fellowship will focus on 10 newsrooms in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Includes training sessions, coaching and $1000 stipend. Newsrooms that are by and for underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply. Deadline: Nov 21, 2024.