Diversity

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources is accepting proposals until Mar 15, 2024 for grants to help defray the costs of reporting projects that focus on natural resources, the environment, energy, development, agriculture, environmental justice and public health. Journalists of color and other underrepresented or minority journalists are strongly encouraged to apply.

Metcalf Institute's 26th Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists at the University of Rhode Island, June 3-8, 2024, is for full-time journalists to learn more about research and topics relating to climate change science, impacts, adaptation and justice. Apply by Feb 12.

Apply by Apr 14 to be considered for HCN's Summer/Fall 2023 (Jul-Dec) internship. $1,210 biweekly stipend, plus $46.15 work-from-home allowance and more. Emerging journalists from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities are encouraged to apply.

NAHJ 2025 will take place in Chicago, Illinois, offering career development opportunities with leading Hispanic journalists and media professionals, and featuring workshops and panels that provide essential tools for career growth in a rapidly evolving industry.

The journal Science offers an 11-week, paid summer internship for undergraduate students who are interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing. The internship is intended to increase diversity among journalists who cover science. Deadline: Jan 10, 2025.

The Asian American Journalists Association is accepting nominations for the 2024 Journalism Excellence Awards until Jan 22.  Established in 1987, the awards recognize and encourage excellence among journalists and outstanding coverage of Asian American and Pacific Islander issues.

FIJ awards grants up to $10,000 for stories that break new ground and expose wrongdoing in the public and private sectors. Next deadline is Jan 27, 2025. Plus, seed grants (Jan 31), expedited grants for urgent stories, follow-up grants for timely stories after initial investigations and emergency grants for stories on threats to democracy in the U.S (rolling).

The NABJ will gather in Chicago, Illinois, Jul 31-Aug 4, for the 2024 Annual Convention, a multiday event for journalism education, career development, networking and industry innovation.