Workshops and Fellowships

This Islamic Scholarship Fund fellowship supports emerging Muslim journalists with a professional development grant (up to $10,000), travel stipend (up to $5,000) to attend journalism conferences, 1:1 mentorship and skills training, and more. Apply by Jul 9, 2025.

This one-year fellowship, offered by the Islamic Scholarship Fund in partnership with Religion News Service, includes a 12-week, full-time, paid, remote internship, coaching and editorial support, financial support to attend a national journalism conference and more. Apply by Jul 9, 2025.

The Climate Change Media Partnership, led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, will provide in-person and virtual fellowships to journalists from low- and middle-income countries to cover COP30 in Brazil, Nov 10-21, 2025. Apply by Jul 15.

NPR’s Next Gen Radio is a five-day, audio-focused, digital journalism project (some people in-person, some not). Next up: Texas Newsroom, ​Aug 24-29, 2025. Apply by Jul 28. Learn how to report and produce a non-narrated audio piece and a companion multimedia story.

This paid program offers two early-career audio journalists a Sep-Dec 2025 placement in Canadaland’s newsroom working with and learning from audio storytelling professionals. You'll receive support with research, reporting, scripting, storytelling and audio production, and complete an audio piece from start to finish. Apply by Jun 15.

USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism and Center for Climate Journalism and Communication invite applications by Sep 3 for this program designed to look at the intersection of climate change and human health. Includes training in LA (Nov 13-14, 2025), reporting grants, mentorship and more.

This Online News Association fellowship is open to young working journalists worldwide who are leading a digital journalism project on AI, climate or resilience. Includes a scholarship to attend the 2025 ONA annual conference, Sept 10-13 in New Orleans, mentoring, skills development and more. Apply by Jun 26.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources, in partnership with The Uproot Project, invites applications for an expenses-paid workshop, Jul 10-12, 2025 in Chicago, for journalists of color who are interested in learning more about covering the environment. Apply by Jun 6.

This full-day workshop in Chicago is presented by the Institute for Independent Journalists, Palabra and National Association of Hispanic Journalists to help freelancers develop a sustainable independent journalism practice.