(January 2020)
Media is the most powerful tool of communication in the emerging world and plays a grand role in raising awareness towards serious issues prevailing in the society. Media has significantly contributed to voicing concerns related to Women & Gender, Crime, Youth Development, Education, Health, Community Development, Human Rights & Justice, Development of Children and many more.
Seeing this constant effort of media, International Donors provide them with financial support through their funding calls. Therefore, to assist Journalists, Media organisations, and NGOs in a better way, we have developed a list of open opportunities to help them better in covering emerging challenges around the world.
Project funding of up to USD $10,000 for Activists and Investigative Journalists
The Bertha Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the second Bertha Challenge: an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year deep-diving into one pressing social justice challenge. Successful applicants will receive non-residential paid fellowships and project budgets to work independently…[more]
IWMF’s $40,000 Grant Opportunity for addressing the need for increased Media Coverage of Women and Girls
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is currently accepting applications for its Women Deliver Reporting Grants to address the need for reporting and increased media coverage of women and girls as agents of positive change in developing countries…[more]
2020 United Nations Journalism Fellowships (Fully Funded trip to New York)
The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists for its 2020 fellowship program. The fellowship program is open to journalists who are native to the mainly developing countries in Africa, Asia (including Pacific Island nations), and Latin America/the Caribbean and are currently working for media organizations. They must have approval from their media organizations to spend up to three months in New York to report from the United Nations…[more]
British Council’s Fully Funded Conference for Passionate Journalists to visit London
The British Council is looking for 100 of the world’s most talented, motivated and passionate student journalists to attend an intensive media training programme. Applicants will receive exclusive coaching from world-leading editors, broadcasters, writers and reporters, and see how publishers around the world are using technology to find stories and bring them to life like never before…[more]
Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship 2020 for Women Journalists working on Human Rights and Social Justice
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship gives academic and professional opportunities to women journalists committed to human rights and social justice reporting. During this fellowship, the selected journalist will have the chance to complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for International Studies and to participate in internships with The Boston Globe and The New York Times…[more]
2020 Adelante Reporting Initiative for Journalists to travel Colombia (Fully Funded)
As part of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Latin America reporting initiative, Adelante, five journalists will travel to Florencia, Colombia from May 16 – 26, 2020. All reporting fellows will begin their trip in Mexico City on May 11 where they will complete a four-day Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) course from May 12-15. Fellows will then depart for ten days of reporting in Florencia and the surrounding area…[more]
Fully Funded by IWMF, 2020 Adelante Reporting Initiative Fellowship in Mexico from May 16 – 26, 2020
As part of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Latin America reporting initiative, Adelante, six journalists will travel to Nogales, Mexico from May 16 – 26, 2020. All reporting fellows will begin their trip in Mexico City on May 11 where they will complete a four-day Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) course from May 12-15. Fellows will then depart for ten days of reporting in Nogales and the surrounding area…[more]
Grants to support Reporting Focused on Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice in the Americas
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) and the Women’s Equality Center are currently inviting applicants for its Reproductive Justice Reporting Grants to support reporting focused on reproductive health, rights and justice in the Americas…[more]
Money Trail offering Working Grants for African, Asian and European Journalists (50.000 euro)
In Money Trail, Journalismfund.eu offers working grants for African, Asian and European journalists to investigate cross-border illicit financial flows, tax abuse and corruption in Africa, Asia and Europe…[more]
Fully-funded Opportunity for Journalists to attend and cover the SE4ALL Forum in Rwanda on 26-28 May, 2020
Together with Climate Tracker, Hivos will be training and sending six journalists to cover the Sustainable Energy for All Forum in Rwanda, this May (26th-28th). The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Forum will convene experts and decision makers to take progress on what is working in the establishing of the Sustainable Development Goals and to mobilize resources and new financial instruments…[more]
Worth $8000.00 USD in Grant: Indigenous Community Radio Grants Project 2020
Cultural Survival has announced its fourth Call for Proposals for projects in Indigenous community radio. The Indigenous Community Media Grants Project is part of Cultural Survival’s Community Media Program, with a goal to empower Indigenous-owned and Indigenous-led community radio as a platform to inform, entertain, educate, and organize according to their own needs and collective interests as communities…[more]
MLDI are offering 12-month Grants of up to USD 20,000 to NGOs and independent Media Outlets
MLDI is offering 12-month grants of up to USD 20,000 to organisations with backgrounds in defending and supporting the right to freedom of expression. The objective of the grants is to improve local access to legal assistance for online media and bloggers in order to advance digital rights and standards in online freedom of expression and to maximise the number of digital rights cases reaching the courts…[more]
Dialogue for the Future: Promoting Dialogue and Social Cohesion in and between BiH, Montenegro and Serbia
The Joint UN Regional Programme “Dialogue for the Future: Promoting Dialogue and Social Cohesion in and between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia” is implemented by UNDP, UNICEF, and UNESCO, with the support of the UN Peacebuilding Fund…[more]
Vaccination Journalism: Only Journalists from Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan or Armenia
The Thomson Reuters Foundation, together with the Sabine Vaccine Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes access to and use of vaccines worldwide, is conducting a three-day workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia, for journalists from Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The seminar, taught in English and Russian, provides a unique opportunity to gain practical skills and knowledge from experienced Reuters journalists, researchers and healthcare professionals. Particular attention will be paid to the creation of effective, accurate and relevant materials with high potential for the distribution of participating journalists in the current media…[more]
Reporting on Immunisation Programme: Open to journalists from Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan or Armenia
Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Sabin Vaccine Institute, a non-profit committed to expanding access to and uptake of vaccines globally, are conducting a three-day workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia, for journalists from Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The workshop, presented in both English and Russian, provides a unique opportunity to gain practical skills and knowledge from experienced Reuters journalists, scientists and health professionals. There will be an emphasis on producing high-impact stories for dissemination in the journalists’ own media with effective, accurate and timely content…[more]
Reporting on Conservation and Wildlife Issues in East Africa (US$1,000 in funding)
Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is offering grants to 10 journalists in East Africa to report on issues related to wildlife trafficking, conservation and protection efforts. These story grants will support reporting that explores the short- and long-term consequences of environmental destruction while also informing policymakers, affected communities and the general public about ways to address these problems…[more]
€15,000 funding available for Journalists covering Global Health (Germany and France)
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) has announced a Call for Applications for its Global Health Journalism Grant Programmes for Germany and France…[more]
Civil Society Facility and Media Programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019
The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organizations for its “Civil Society Facility and Media Programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019 – Support to existing and newly established CSOs networks in various areas”…[more]
Call for Project Proposals is looking for Projects in the Media Sector (20,000€ – 50,000€)
The Embassy of Finland in Bucharest is currently accepting proposals for its 2020 Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC), which is an instrument for funding non-profit projects in the Republic of Moldova. The FLC is geared towards local civil society actors and independent media to carry out well-targeted projects with a clear goal and sustainable outcome…[more]
IWMF Scholarships for Journalistic Specialization in Gender and Sexual Diversity Approach – El Salvador
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) initiative, express yourself!, seeks to support the production of high-quality journalism with a focus on gender and sexual diversity that makes visible the problems as well as women and people part of the LGBTIQ + populations in El Salvador…[more]
Zambia: Small Grants Program for Investigative Journalism Reporting Projects & Journalism Training Workshops
The U.S. Embassy to Zambia Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State has announced that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program for investigative journalism reporting projects and specialized journalism training workshops…[more]
Small Grant Program for Not-for-Profit Organizations in Czech Republic
The U.S. Embassy in Prague has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out programs with outstanding merit that support the U.S. Government’s broad goals of fostering mutual cooperation between the United States and the Czech Republic with a focus on one or more of the Embassy’s priority themes and initiatives…[more]
Patagonia’s Media Grants Program for Nonprofits in United States
This program specifically funds environmental nonprofits that use media, mostly film, as a tool tightly linked to direct-action campaigns. To evaluate grant proposals, we have a grants council made up of employees with strong backgrounds in film and other media…[more]
U.S. Embassy Yaounde Public Affairs Section (PAS) Annual Program Statement
he PAS grants program supports projects proposed by U.S. and Cameroonian academic, cultural, educational, and other non-profit organizations and/or individuals that promote U.S. values, increase understanding between U.S. and Cameroonian people and institutions, and/or support U.S. Embassy goals of promoting good governance and transparency,economic prosperity, and peace and security. All programs must include an element of American culture or society, or connection with American expert/s,organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives…[more]
Inviting Journalists for Reporting on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery Program in Thailand
Thomson Reuters Foundation’s one-week Reporting on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery in Bangkok is a unique chance for journalists in Thailland to gain practical skills and knowledge and work on your story ideas with guidance from experienced Thomson Reuters Foundation journalists and subject experts from reputed anti-trafficking charities…[more]
IWMF Scholarships for Journalistic Specialization in Gender and Sexual Diversity Approach – Guatemala
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) initiative, express yourself! seeks to support the production of high-quality journalism with a focus on gender and sexual diversity that makes visible the problems as well as women and people part of the LGBTIQ + populations in Guatemala…[more]
Media Grants to Support Several Journalism Education and Training Programs in the U.S.
The Gannett Foundation has announced the Media Grants that supports media training, technological advances in the industry, and the study of journalism at the college level, with particular attention to the First Amendment and its responsibilities…[more]
Applications Open for American Center – Journalism Club in Vietnam
The U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce available funding for the American Center Ho Chi Minh City’s Journalism Club…[more]
Department of State’s Bureau of NEA/AC seeking Applications to Support Independent Media in Syria
The Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) is seeking applications for its program entitled “Support for Independent Media in Syria”…[more]
Media Workshop on Climate Justice and Resilience in the Bay of Bengal
Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) invites journalists to apply for a media workshop on climate change justice and resilience around the Bay of Bengal, with a special focus on women and youth. The workshop will be held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, from March 12-13, 2020. It is open to journalists from around India, with a preference for those whose media houses have a significant footprint in the Bay of Bengal region…[more]
U.S. Embassy in Beirut announces 2020 Leadership Development Fellowships
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has announced the 2020 Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) program…[more]
Thomson Reuters Foundation announces Reporting on Migration in Cambodia
This is an opportunity to pick the brains of reporters who have done extraordinary investigative work or groundbreaking reportage that has changed policy, provoked public outcry or brought traffickers to justice. Attendees will also spend time with experts and those at the coal face of the anti-slavery movement and migration crisis, including some who have been trafficked themselves and gone on to help others move from “victims” to “survivors”…[more]
Media Travel Grants for Journalists in New Zealand (Chance to travel independently to Asia)
Asia New Zealand Foundation media travel grants programme offers New Zealand journalists the chance to travel independently to Asia to research and prepare stories – to help demystify Asia for New Zealand audiences. The Foundation will consider proposals that seek to increase New Zealanders’ understanding of the Asia region, and proposals that promote themes of economic, political, social or strategic change in Asia…[more]
Reporting on Climate Change Adaptation in the Bay of Bengal (US$1,300 in funding)
Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is offering grants to at least 10 journalists based in eastern India and coastal Bangladesh to report on critical issues related to climate change that are driving notable responses. The grants will support the production of in-depth stories tied to resilience and climate change adaptation, particularly among people or groups most at risk from global warming…[more]
