Workshops and Fellowships

The International Reporting Project (IRP) invites applications for an expenses-paid group reporting trip on health and development issues in Ecuador on October 18-29, 2015. Apply by Aug 7.

This free specialized reporting institute, Nov 12-13, 2015 in Gainsville, Florida (from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation), is designed for any journalist or weather broadcaster reporting on water issues and the impact of climate change. Apply by Sep 1.

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression created the Bob Carty Free Expression Fellowship this year in memory of award-winning journalist Bob Carty, a tireless defender of free expression and press freedom for all Canadians. Recipient will receive up to $7,000 for a project that contributes to the protection and analysis of free expression issues in Canada. Apply by Jun 27, 2016.

SEJ invites applications by Jul 15 for conference fellowships to attend Environmental Journalism 2015, SEJ's 25th Annual Conference, sponsored and hosted by the University of Oklahoma and the National Weather Center October 7-11, 2015. Open to Native American, Asian, Black and Latino journalists who are either SEJ members or are eligible for membership in SEJ.

YES! Magazine seeks a journalist for a one-year, full-time, paid, in-house reporting fellowship based in Bainbridge Island, WA (near Seattle). This fellowship is designed to support reporters from communities that are often underrepresented in the field of journalism. Apply by Jun 10.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications by Feb 27th for this Apr 6-13, 2015 institute to Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho. Fellows will  explore the longstanding Greater Sage Grouse story, its habitat and the area's related natural resource, energy and environment issues.

Many writers already realize that their work is not merely an indoor, sedentary pursuit but that the best ideas come in a flash while we are doing other things that have nothing to do with writing. SEJ member Chris Woodside will teach you how to tap this energy productively, and regularly — immersing in the natural world, with no agenda — in beautiful Squam Lake, NH. Keynote speaker is Mark Kramer (pictured), director of Boston University's The Power of Narrative writing conference.

This program is for undergraduate and graduate students of all disciplines interested in using technology to tell stories in new and dynamic ways. Fellows will spend Summer 2015 contributing to a variety of organizations — from those that are steeped in investigative journalism to those working for press freedom around the world and from those forging new approaches to reporting to those that are helping the industry figure out its future in the digital age. Cash stipend. Deadline: Jan 31st.