Workshops and Fellowships

The Kiplinger Fellowship, located within the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University, is open for applications for this year's topic-specific training – Immigration and Migration, taking place April 14-20, 2024. Apply by Nov 27.

The East-West Center’s 2024 Exchange takes place Sep 19-28 with the theme “Balancing US-Korea Relations in an Election Year.” Open to US and Korean print, broadcast, and online journalists with a minimum of five years of experience. Apply by May 31.

This week-long program of continuing education for working reporters who cover the environment and science takes place May 21-26, 2012, hosted by Florida Atlantic University. Participants will explore developments in science, biotechnology and medicine in addition to the environmental subject matter the program has traditionally examined. Deadline: March 1, 2012.

Deepen your understanding of environmental science and policy, and enhance your journalism skills at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Open to U.S. journalists (reporters, editors, producers and freelancers) working in print or broadcast with a minimum of five years' full-time experience. Prior experience covering the environment is not necessary. $80,000 stipend. Deadline is Mar 1 annually.

The Nieman Foundation selects up to 12 U.S. and 12 International journalists for Nieman Fellowships each year. Spend two semesters at Harvard (or possibly online) pursuing a course of study of your own design. $85,000 stipend (U.S. only) plus housing, childcare and health insurance allowances. Deadlines: Dec 1, 2023, for International; Jan 31, 2024, for US applicants.

Full-time journalists with five years' experience may apply for the 2024-25 academic year fellowships at the University of Michigan, designed to broaden perspectives, nurture intellectual growth and inspire personal transformation. $85,000 stipend. Deadlines: Dec 1, 2023 (international); Feb 1, 2024 (U.S.)

U.S. journalists with minimum seven years' professional experience will receive nine months of study, intellectual growth and personal change at Stanford University in Northern California. $95,000 stipend plus supplements for housing, child care, health insurance and books. Deadline: Dec 6 for International; Jan 24, 2024 for US applicants.

Apply for one of nine 2025 two-week residency programs for environmental writers in Point Reyes Station, CA. Open to both experienced and emerging writers who are focused on “ideas at the edge” of nature, social justice and economic equity. Deadline: Nov 1, 2024.

The Media Fellowships, valued at up to $10,000 each, offer up-and-coming and established journalists the opportunity to spend time in Asia, researching and preparing stories. Apply by Aug 18, 2023.