Are you searching for a space to work on long-term projects, looking to pursue independent research or interested in learning more about countering the spread of disinformation? Our list of grants, fellowships and more with deadlines In September and available to media professionals globally has something for everybody.
Human rights film festival
Deadline: September 1, 2024
Filmmakers can apply now for People in Need’s One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which will take place from March 12 to 20, 2025 in Prague, Czechia. Films not in English should include English subtitles.
Fact-checking grants
Deadline: September 3, 2024
The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute is seeking fact-checking organizations for the Global Fact Check Fund, which offers grants to support third-party organizations in strengthening fact-checking organizations’ capabilities.
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Conference fellowship
Deadline: September 9, 2024
Journalists, students and educators of color are eligible to apply for Investigative Reporters and Editors’ (IRE) fellowships and scholarships to attend AccessFest 2024. Fellows will receive a one-year IRE membership/renewal and complimentary conference registration.
Collegiate fellowship
Deadline: September 10, 2024
The College of Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan is offering the LSA Collegiate Fellowship, in which early-career journalists and media scholars will devote their time to pursuing independent research and more. This program provides a starting salary of US$66,000, benefits and more.
Literary residency program
Deadline: September 10, 2024
Journalists and visual artists can apply now for the MacDowell Colony, a residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire, that provides time and space for participants to work on long-form projects. The program offers a stipend and travel reimbursements.
Journalism contest
Deadline: September 15, 2024
The Fetisov Journalism Awards aims to recognize journalists for their contributions to the promotion of universal human values and extraordinary heroism. Works must have been published between June 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024. Entries not in English must include an English translation.
Disinformation Summit
Deadline: September 18, 2024
Journalists, fact-checkers, researchers, students and activists can register now for the Inter American Press Association, Bolivia’s Journalism Foundation and Proyecto Desconfio’s Summit on Disinformation. This free event will spotlight efforts in strengthening democracy against disinformation, in media strategies to counter misleading narratives and more.
Book fellowship
Deadline: September 27, 2024
The New York Public Library’s Cullman Center is offering a nine-month fellowship for journalists, writers and others working on a book project. Fellows will work on their own projects and engage in an ongoing exchange of ideas with the Center. A stipend, computer and more are provided.
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