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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION POLIO PRESS FELLOWSHIP FOR INDIVIDUAL REPORTING

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Application Deadline: January 1, 2024

LOCATION: USA

The United Nations Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2024 Polio Press Fellowship for Individual Reporting. This fellowship is geared towards journalists interested in reporting stories on polio eradication throughout the world.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to journalists interested in reporting stories on polio eradication throughout the world.

Preference will be given to reporters interested in traveling to the following high-priority countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Mozambique, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.

Interested reporters are asked to submit an application including a project proposal and budget. To submit your project proposal, please visit our application page.

Please also note that any fellow will need to be able to agree to any UN Foundation agreement terms regarding the project and fund expenditures.

Applications must be submitted by January 1, 2024. Selected fellows will be notified in January. Reporting trips should be completed by July 2024.

BENEFIT:

Up to $10,000 will be awarded to up to six fellows to cover reporting costs.

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STORY GRANT AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS

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Application Deadline: 18 January 2024, 11:59 PM, Pacific/Niue (UTC -11)

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

EJN is offering reporting grants to Indigenous journalists to support the production of in-depth environmental stories that call attention to climate justice, biodiversity, sustainable ecosystems, Indigenous sovereignty and leadership, and other issues related to the rights and well-being of Indigenous peoples and communities. 

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must self-identify as Indigenous or belonging to a tribe and will be asked to provide details on their Indigenous or tribal affiliations in the application. EJN is utilizing the ILO Convention No. 169 as a baseline for eligibility and will seek to establish a diverse cohort from a wide range of Indigenous and tribal communities and nations.

Applicants can be from any country in the world.

Journalists who have previously received Indigenous Story Grants from EJN in 2021 and/or 2022 are eligible for this opportunity, but preference will be given to those who have not yet received support.

BENEFIT:

To increase Indigenous representation in environmental reporting, EJN is launching a training program for 8 to 9 Indigenous journalists with a grant of up to $1,400 each.

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