Our Mission:
We enable a global network of journalists to provide the trustworthy news essential to free and strong societies.
Their vital work strengthens democratic ideals and spurs change. At ICFJ, we serve more than 160,000 journalists around the world, helping them cover the most critical issues of today, innovate to deeply connect with communities, and build news organizations that thrive.
Please fill out the application in its entirety. The deadline to submit the application is on April 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.
As part of ICFJ’s alumni engagement efforts under the Professional Fellows Program for Emerging Media Leaders (PFP EML), we have an opportunity to support alumni attendance at the 2025 Estación Podcast Festival which will take place from May 20-25, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. In collaboration with Estación Podcast, two PFP EML alums will be selected to attend the 2025 Estación Podcast Festival with all expenses paid (flight, hotel, travel insurance and per diems). The selected PFP EML alums will do a live show of their podcast at the festival and be part of a round table that will discuss audio journalism in Latin America.
Eligibility:
- This opportunity is only available to alumni from Latin America who have successfully concluded the Professional Fellowship Program for Emerging Media Leaders (previously known as A Digital Path to Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Latin America).
- Must have a valid passport or travel document: The document must be valid until three months after the planned date of departure from Spain, and must have been issued during the ten years immediately before the date of entry.
- Must currently have a podcast that has published at least one season and can be for an international audience.
- Podcast must be in Spanish.
- The podcast episode that will be presented at the festival must be between 30-50 minutes long. This presentation must be a live show, intended for a live audience in Madrid. (The festival will provide any technical requirement needed for your show.)
Deadline to apply for this opportunity is Friday, April 18, 2025 (11:59 PM EST).
If you have questions, please email Juan Zuniga at jzuniga@icfj.org.
With funding from the Scripps Howard Foundation, ICFJ is offering full scholarships for Arizona State University’s (ASU) elite Howard Center for Investigative Editing Program. Through instruction from ASU experts, this 12-module online course will equip you with the skills to guide hard-hitting watchdog journalism.
Learn to:
- Develop and guide strong, impactful investigative project ideas
- Construct compelling investigative stories in any medium
- Organize your team’s workflow throughout the investigative process
- Bulletproof stories and work with legal counsel
Perfect for experienced editors and reporters looking to advance, or journalists wanting to sharpen their watchdog skills.
For Scholarship Recipients:
- Join exclusive ICFJ-led virtual discussions with your scholarship cohort to connect with fellow international journalists and meet with prominent speakers from the field.
The Howard Center Investigative Editing Program begins June 30, 2025.
Scholarship applications due May 6, 2025.
Please note:
If selected for a scholarship, ICFJ will help facilitate your registration for the course through ASU.
If not selected for a scholarship, you can still enroll in the program at your own expense directly through the ASU website (full tuition cost).
Application Requirements:
- Applicants should be mid-career journalists (at least 5 years of investigative journalism experience)
- Must have working level proficiency in the English language
- Application open to journalists from around the world
- Freelance journalists may apply
- Applications must be submitted via the ICFJ application form to be considered for the scholarship
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IJNet accepts pitches from readers, and in doing so, we hope to build a network of global, diverse contributors whose work can help as many journalists as possible.
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- Case study
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- Event overview
- Project overview
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Professional Fellows Program for Emerging Media Leaders (PFP EML) is a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). This application is for a reciprocal exchange opportunity for the US newsrooms that will host Latin American or Caribbean Fellows in the Fall 2025 cohort for the newsroom placement experience under the PFP EML program.
Eligibility:
Only applicants who were nominated by their respective newsrooms are eligible to apply. Outbound fellows must be U.S. citizens. (This is a competitive opportunity, and the trip is not guaranteed.)
More details about the trip:
The reciprocal exchange trip will be a two-week study tour of newsrooms, media institutions, civil society organizations, and cultural sites in the home country of one of the fellows from the Fall 2025 cohort. Our partner organizations will also help with any relevant reporting the visiting American would like to conduct and will help set up meetings tailored to the American fellow’s interests.
The selected countries for the program will be based on the availability of our host partner organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. ICFJ will place fellows with organizations that match their backgrounds and interests.
The trip will tentatively take place for two weeks between May and June 2025. The exchange trip will also include a virtual Zoom ICFJ orientation before the trip. (Trip dates may be modified depending on fellow’s or the local partner organization’s availability. If you have more questions about trip dates, feel free to reach out about this.)
The application deadline is Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (11:59 PM EST) for the 2025 U.S. Outbound Program. If you have questions, please email, Juan Zuniga at jzuniga@icfj.org.
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