Top 13 Fully Funded Global Opportunities for Journalists to Explore in 2020

The following fully funded global opportunities are available for African journalists, do not hesitate to take advantage of them. And always remember that this list will constantly be updated because it is inexhaustible. 

1. GI-TOC Resilience Fellowship in Journalism and Media Advocacy in 2021(Win $15,000)

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) invites applications for the second edition of the Resilience Fellowship in 2021. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: January 4, 2021. Click here for more details and to apply.

2. GRID-Arendal grants for Investigative Journalism on Environmental Crime 2021

GRID-Arendal is offering grants for investigative journalism projects focused on environmental crime in developing countries in 2021. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: January 22, 2021. Click here for more details and to apply.

3. Communications Intern at International Center for Journalists 2021

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) invites a committed and talented intern to join their communications team and work with them to tell ICFJ’s story in 2021. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Click here for more details and to apply.

4. SIGMA Awards for Data Journalism Worldwide 2021(Win US$5,000 cash prize)

The 2021 Sigma Awards for Data journalism is open for entries from suitably qualified candidates who will have a share of the cash prize. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: February 1st, 2021 at 11:59 pm ET, to qualify. Click here for more details and to apply.

5. OKP Media Training Scholarships for Journalists at RNTC in the Netherlands 2021

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides is accepting applications for the Orange Knowlege Programme (OKP) scholarships for journalism courses at the Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC) in 2021. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: December 29, 2020. Click here for more details and to apply.

6. O’Brien Fellowship for Journalism at Marquette University in USA 2021

Marquette University in the USA offers the O’Brien Fellowship for journalists spend nine months reporting stories with the power to compel change in 2021. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: Jan. 23, 2021. Click here for more details and to apply.

7. NPR Kroc Fellowship to Develop Your Journalistic Voice in USA 2021

The NPR Kroc Fellowship opens for applications for journalists for the 2020 fellowship cycle. This is a yearlong program designed to identify and develop the next generation of extraordinary public media journalists. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: Oct. 15 and Dec. 31 each year. Click here for more details and to apply.

8. Columbia Journalism School Spencer Education Fellowship in USA 2021

Columbia University offers the Spencer Education Fellowship for journalists and educators in-and outside of the U.S. to spend an academic year at Columbia University researching and producing journalism about a significant topic in education in 2021. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: The deadline is the end of January for the following academic year, which typically runs from the end of August to mid‐June. Click here for more details and to apply.

9. Rainforest Journalism Fund for Southeast Asia and the Congo Basin Reports 2020

The Pulitzer Center invites applications for proposals for Rainforest Journalism Fund grants. Journalists reporting on environmental and climate issues relating to tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia and the Congo Basin are now encouraged to apply. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: Within a week of your submission, you should receive a confirmation of receipt. Click here for more details and to apply.

10. Fully-Funded FASPE Journalism for Early Career Journalists in Germany 2021

Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics(FASPE) in Germany invites applications for the Journalism programme in 2021. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: January 7, 2021. Click here for more details and to apply.

11. Pulitzer Center International Reporting Grants for Journalists in USA 2020

Pulitzer Center in the USA is inviting applications for the International Reporting Grants for freelance and staff journalists as well as assignment editors in 2020. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: Applications are ongoing. Click here for more details and to apply.

12. IWMF’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists Worldwide in USA 2020

The International Women’s Media Foundation(IWMF) in the USA is inviting applications for the Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists Worldwide in 2020. Worth of Award: Full funding. Deadline: Application is accepted on a rolling. Click here for more details and to apply. 

13. Pulitzer Center International Reporting Grants for Journalists in USA 2020

Pulitzer Center in the USA is inviting applications for the International Reporting Grants for freelance and staff journalists as well as assignment editors in 2020. This is one of the top fully funded global opportunities for journalists to explore. Worth of Award: Awards cover reporting costs and are based on reasonable, detailed budgets.Deadline: Applications are ongoing. Click here for more details and to apply

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With these top fully-funded opportunities for journalists to explore, journalists can launch their career on a global scale. Would you be one of them?