Workshops and Fellowships

SciLine is hosting a free, science reporting "Crash Course" designed specifically for editors, co-led by a former Washington Post science reporter and a Ph.D. neuroscientist. Learn do’s, don’ts and pitfalls to watch for when editing a news story that includes scientific information or sources. 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.

The Climate Change Media Partnership, Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security is offering fellowships for journalists interested in covering the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, Nov 30-Dec 12, 2023. Apply by Jun 30.

This in-person workshop, presented by the IIJ and the Asian American Journalists Association Freelance Affinity Group in Washington, DC, aims to give freelancers the training and perspective to develop a path to financial and emotional sustainability as an independent journalist. 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET.

CBC's paid, full-time, 9-month learning and development opportunity supports seven First Nations, Inuit or Métis candidates to hone their skills as storytellers in CBC newsrooms, one each in Calgary, Yellowknife, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Montreal, Halifax and Vancouver. Apply by Jun 1, 2023 extended to Jun 28 for Calgary, Halifax and Thunder Bay.

The Peace Studio Fellowship annually awards $10,000 to five artists and five journalists (US-based) who are committed to transformative social change through their work. Includes the Peace Studio curriculum and an all-expenses paid kick-off retreat. Deadline is Jun 16 for the September 2023-2024 program.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications until July 28 for an expenses-paid Institute for journalists, Sep 17-23, 2023 (tentative), to explore the Klamath River Basin from southern Oregon to northern California, and investigate the impact of the removal of four dams beginning later this year.

This fellowship for US-based print, broadcast and digital journalists aims to increase public understanding of the complex, intertwined connections between the health of people, places and the planet. Includes stipend of $100,000 over 12 months plus travel expenses. Deadline: May 28, 2024.

Altavoz Lab and Environmental Health Sciences invite applications by May 15 from early-career bilingual journalists eager to report on environmental health, environmental justice and petrochemical industry impacts on communities in Texas, specifically near the Gulf Coast. $3,000 stipend and mentoring.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications until Apr 28 for an expenses-paid Institute for journalists, Jun 10-16, 2023, along Minnesota’s north shore of Lake Superior and into Canada while exploring how we use, manage and conserve this incomparable freshwater resource and related issues.

Join Planet Forward for its 2024 Summer Seminar in Multimedia Storytelling, June 2-7 in Washington, D.C. The program, hosted by SEJ member Lisa Palmer, will be organized around storytelling techniques and tools, and topical themes. Some scholarships are available. Deadline: May 15.