Looking to expand your journalism toolkit, take on a new beat or receive recognition for your work? Check out these fellowships, grants and competitions with deadlines in September. Each opportunity is open to journalists worldwide.
Film festival on human rights
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2019
Filmmakers from across the world can participate in the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which is organized by People in Need, a Czech nonprofit organization. The event will take place March 5 to 14, 2020 in Prague. Click here for more information.
Fellowship focuses on internet and society
Deadline: Sept. 2, 2019
Researchers who focus on internet issues can apply for the Internet and Society Fellowship in Berlin from The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. The fellowship, beginning in 2020, lasts three to 12 months. A limited number of travel grants and visa subsidies are available. Click here to learn more.
IWMF's fund for women journalists
Deadline: Sept. 3, 2019
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for the Howard G. Buffett Fund, which aims to support women journalists of all nationalities in their projects and endeavors that focus on underreported global issues. Applicants must have three or more years of professional journalism experience. Click here to learn more.
UN journalism competition
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2019
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) is accepting written and electronic works for a U.N. coverage contest that consists of three awards: print and online, broadcast and climate change. Winners receive cash prizes. Click here for more information.
Journalism contest on European cooperation
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2019
The Eurasian Creative Guild is organizing a journalism contest focusing on "Great Eurasia: successes and problems of regional cooperation." Works in Russian and English are accepted, and winners will receive a cash prize. Click here to learn more.
Climate Tracker youth mentorship
Deadline: Sept. 20, 2019
Climate Tracker invites high school students interested in journalism to write about how climate change affects young people’s lives. Click here to learn more.
Grants fund investigative journalism
Deadline: Sept. 23, 2019
The Fund for Investigative Journalism is offering grants intended to support investigative projects that break new ground and expose wrongdoing – such as corruption, malfeasance or misuse of power – in the public and private sectors. Click here to learn more.
Fellowships for writers at New York Public Library
Deadline: Sept. 27, 2019
The New York Public Library's Cullman Center will select 15 fellows who are working on book projects for a nine-month term at the library, from September 2020 through May 2021. Fellows work on their projects and engage in an exchange of ideas within the center and in public forums throughout the library. Click here to learn more.
Nieman Foundation fellowships
Deadline: Sept. 27, 2019
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard offers short-term visiting fellowships for research projects to advance journalism, which can include topics like programming, design and financial strategies. The fellowships can last up to 12 weeks, and fellows will receive a weekly stipend. Click here to learn more.
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