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.
This program is open to U.S., Canadian and German journalists between the age of 21-40, who are employed by a newspaper, news magazine, broadcast station, news agency, or who work as freelance and/or online reporters. Applicants must demonstrate journalistic talent and a strong interest in North American-European affairs. Applicants should have at least two years of full-time journalism experience. German language proficiency is not required, but it is encouraged.
Required Application Materials:
· Completed Application Form
· Resume/CV
· Two Work Samples: Two professional work samples, which may be in any format (written, audio, video, etc.)
· A Letter of Recommendation: A one-page letter from your editor that recommends you for the program
· For Freelancers: A one-page letter from a media outlet that commits to publishing the work that you produce on this program
ICFJ will host a three-week (one session per week) live online Master Class
Training Series on our Global Crisis Reporting Forum that will be open to journalists across Pakistan. The training sessions will provide lessons on reporting skills with tools and resources essential for covering environmental issues. Selected applicants will be eligible to apply for our online three-day Investigative Climate Bootcamp Workshop. The deadline to apply for our Master Class Series is on January 20, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.
ICFJ is looking for applicants aged 18-30 years old from civil society, education, the public or private sector, academia and/or any other non-journalism fields.
Please note: this is not a program for working journalists
Young people between 18-30 years old from any of the following countries:
- Cote D'Ivoire
- Mali
- Niger
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
- Guinea Conakry
- Togo
- Benin
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Cameroon
ICFJ will bring the three selected women media leaders to Washington, D.C., where ICFJ has its headquarters, for a two-week professional study tour which will connect them with peers,
organizations and experts in the U.S. ICFJ will organize training sessions, meetings and excursions for participants which will connect them with their counterparts in the U.S. and with international gender equality experts. The study tour will offer participants the chance to build connections with each other and with their counterparts in the U.S. to identify best practices for gender equality work in different media contexts to adapt and sharpen their ongoing work. The deadline to apply is on February 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.
L'ICFJ recherche des candidats âgés de 18 à 30 ans issus de la société civile, de l'éducation, du secteur public ou privé, du monde universitaire et/ou de tout autre domaine non journalistique.
Veuillez noter : ce programme n'est pas destiné aux journalistes en activité
Jeunes âgés de 18 à 30 ans originaires de l'un des pays suivants :
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Mali
- Niger
- Burkina Faso
- République centrafricaine
- Sierra Leone
- Guinée Conakry
- Togo
- Bénin
- Gambie
- Ghana
- Cameroun
The Asia Investigative Reporting Network (AIR Network) is awarding grants between $1,500 to $3,000 for investigative projects in Cambodia. The grants are open to journalists in Cambodia, as well as Cambodian journalists operating outside Cambodia.
Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis between now and March 31, 2025, or until the maximum number of grants (five) have been awarded. Awarded projects should be completed and published by August 31, 2025.
For more information, contact AIR Network resident investigative editor Ian Yee: iyee@icfj.org
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