Workshops and Fellowships

Altavoz Lab and Environmental Health Sciences invite applications by May 15 from early-career bilingual journalists eager to report on environmental health, environmental justice and petrochemical industry impacts on communities in Texas, specifically near the Gulf Coast. $3,000 stipend and mentoring.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications until Apr 28 for an expenses-paid Institute for journalists, Jun 10-16, 2023, along Minnesota’s north shore of Lake Superior and into Canada while exploring how we use, manage and conserve this incomparable freshwater resource and related issues.

Join Planet Forward for its 2024 Summer Seminar in Multimedia Storytelling, June 2-7 in Washington, D.C. The program, hosted by SEJ member Lisa Palmer, will be organized around storytelling techniques and tools, and topical themes. Some scholarships are available. Deadline: May 15.

The Wake Forest University Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative, June 1-4, 2026 in Winston-Salem, N.C., will welcome 4-6 early to mid-career journalists (staff or freelance) as the third class of Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellows. Stipend and expenses included. Deadline: Feb 15.

The Indigenous Journalists Association invites applications from current Indigenous, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, First Nations and Métis college students, undergraduate and graduate, pursuing media degrees. Deadline: Feb 3, 2025.

The University of Texas at Austin's weekly guest lecture series is free and open to the public, on Tuesdays, 1:30-2:45 p.m. ET, via Zoom or YouTube. Ongoing themes include climate change policy, innovation and diffusion of energy technologies, low-carbon technologies and behavioral aspects of energy consumption.

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 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 2026 conference takes place Jun 21-26 in Washington, DC. Apply by Mar 25.

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.