Workshops and Fellowships

The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing's fellowship (and $15,000 grant) is for an early-career journalist to accompany an oceanographic expedition to Antarctica, Nov 2023-Jan 2024, investigating how rapid glacier melting and associated processes are affecting the chemistry of the world’s oceans. Deadline: Jan 31, 2023.

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) offers up to $20,000 in scholarships and grants to journalism students every year. The money can go towards paying a number of things, including tuition and fees, internship costs and living expenses. These opportunities have different deadlines, applications and criteria.

TWC is hosting a 75-minute year-end business audit, where you get to celebrate your freelance wins this year, and get clarity on where to take things the coming year. Turn your goals into tactical next steps. Includes TWC's online business planning course and the business audit worksheet. 3:00 p.m. ET on Nov 15 or 29.

Rising juniors or seniors at accredited four-year colleges or universities will be given preference for this expenses-paid, hands-on training, May 30-Jun 9, 2023 in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Va. Student members of minority journalism associations are encouraged to apply. Deadline is Dec 5.

GSDF Labs is a mix of online and in-person events on short documentary storytelling, pitching, and solutions journalism. It's designed to support filmmakers and video journalists who are developing short docs, and might consider applying for the Global Short Docs Forum (Dec 13 deadline). All events are free.

Mongabay invites applications for their Spring 2024 internship (Jan 1-Jun 30). Develop your writing and interviewing skills from home by writing six news stories on a variety of conservation and environment topics, with training, mentoring and partial payment (for the final four of the six articles). Apply by Nov 28.

This part-time, remote, 12-month fellowship program is for early-career science journalists anywhere in the world with <three years of regular professional science writing experience. Work with a mentor to plan, report and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook. $6,600 stipend. Apply by Oct 31, 2024.

NPR and the Indigenous Journalists Association invite applications from early-career professionals for their next audio-focused, digital journalism workshop, designed to enhance coverage of Indigenous affairs with Indigenous voices, Nov. 13-17, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M. Cash stipend. Apply by Oct 15.

"Science-interested" journalists anywhere in the world are invited to apply for an expenses-paid fellowship to attend this year's forum in Cape Town, South Africa, Dec 3-10, with flight reimbursement taking place on-site at WSF2022. Apply by Sep 30.

This year-long, expenses-paid fellowship is for emerging and mid-career Indigenous filmmakers, offering artist development workshops (and $10,000 grant), training and networking at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival and the Camden International Film Festival. Apply by Nov 30, 2023.