Information Controls Fellowship Program

 Deadline: February 28, 2025

What is the opportunity? 

The Information Controls Fellowship Program (ICFP) funds research investigating how governments in targeted regions restrict information flow, limit open internet access, and deploy censorship, thereby undermining human rights and democratic principles. Research focused on mitigating these threats is also encouraged.

2025-2027 Reporting Fellowship

Deadline: 19 Feb 2025

What is this opportunities? 

In Washington, D.C., the American Journalism Institute (AJI) stands apart. This non-profit educational organization is dedicated to training the next generation of political journalists, and its new publication, NOTUS, is central to that mission. Each September, AJI welcomes a cohort of early-career reporters to D.C. for a two-year, paid fellowship ($60,000 annually). Fellows learn from the nation's top journalists in classroom settings and gain invaluable practical experience writing for NOTUS. They work alongside seasoned reporters and editors, covering the intersection of politics, policy, and government.

Bold Movers - Cohort 2 - 2025 - Application

Deadline: February 28, 2025

What is the opportunity? 

Our world faces unprecedented challenges: the climate crisis, pervasive racial injustice, gender-based violence, widening economic divides, and more.  Women are essential to solving these problems, both locally and globally. For over 25 years, Vital Voices Global Partnership has invested in women leaders tackling these very issues.  We've cultivated a network of 20,000 changemakers spanning 184 countries, all working to create a more equitable world.

Dalai Lama Fellows 2025

Deadline: 3 Dec 2024

What is this opportunities? 

The Dalai Lama Fellowship is a year-long program designed to develop emerging leaders. Fellows receive training in self-awareness, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and systems thinking to help them implement innovative projects in their communities. The program combines practical skills with contemplative practices, fostering a deep connection to oneself, others, and the environment. Upon completion, Fellows join a global network of like-minded individuals, continuing to support and inspire each other's leadership journeys.

Rest And Resilience Fellowship 2025 For Journalists From Countries With Restricted Freedom Of Press And Information

Deadline: 25 Nov 2025

What is this opportunities? 

The program invites two journalists from countries with restricted press freedom to Berlin for a six-month fellowship. The program provides a respite from challenging working conditions, allowing fellows to recover and expand their knowledge and networks. While optional, fellows are encouraged to participate in workshops, networking events, and language classes. They also have the opportunity to interact with international journalists, visit German media organizations, and access psychosocial counseling.

Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue Media Fellowship 2025

Deadline: 24 Nov 2024

What is this opportunities? 

The German Foreign Office, GIZ, and BEE e.V. invite young journalists to participate in the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) Media Fellowship. This program offers journalists the chance to attend BETD 2025 in Berlin, network with experts from various fields, and report on the latest developments in the global energy transition.

Indigenous Women’s Program Fellowship

Deadline: 24 Nov 2024

What is this opportunities?

The Indigenous Women’s Program is a year-long fellowship that supports young Indigenous women who are working to advance gender equality, improve community well-being, and protect land and resource rights. Designed and led by Indigenous women, the program empowers Indigenous women and their organizations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas to assert their rights to land, resources, and livelihoods, and to advocate for their communities.

2025 YOUNG LEADERS FELLOWSHIP — APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!

Deadline: 10 Nov 2024

What is this opportunities? 

The Young Leaders Fellowship Program is a unique opportunity for young people aged 18-26 worldwide to tackle community issues in education, health, and economic security. Over a year, the program equips young leaders with skills in leadership, global citizenship, self-awareness, and strategic planning. By working together with mentors, the program aims to empower young people to implement innovative projects and create positive change in their communities, embodying the program's motto: "Local Change Through Global Exchange."

Clinton Global Initiative Fellowship 2025

Deadline: 20 Dec, 2024

What is this opportunities? 

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Fellowship supports promising young entrepreneurs by providing them with resources and guidance to develop and implement solutions for global issues. The program selects 25 individuals each year to create specific projects that address challenges in areas like humanitarian aid, women's rights, economic opportunity, climate change, and healthcare.

MOUNTAINTOP STANDARD FELLOWSHIP

Deadline:  8 Nov 2024

The standard Mountaintop Fellowship is a paid, one-year, full-time fellowship for the most promising local leaders to stay in or return to their home communities and contribute to systems change in lower-income places around the world. Mountaintop’s Fellows receive a $3,600 grant, fully paid two week leadership institute hosted at Harvard University's Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, 1:1 mentorship, additional grant opportunities, and a lifelong community of inspiring peers to accelerate their leadership journeys and prepare them for large-scale impact to transform their communities and countries.

Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program

Deadline: November 1, 2024 at 5pm Eastern

Named in honor of NED’s principal founders, former president Ronald Reagan and the late congressman Dante Fascell (D-Fl.), the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program is a federally funded, international exchange program that offers democracy activists, journalists, civil society leaders, and scholars from around the world the opportunity to spend five months in residence at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in Washington, D.C., in order to undertake independent research on democracy in a particular country or region. Located within NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, a leading center for analysis of global democratic developments, the program provides a collegial environment and rich intellectual setting for educational exchange and professional development.

Coda Story’s Bruno Reporting Fellowship 2025

Deadline: Aug 30, 2024, 11:59pm GMT

Applications are now open for the 2024-25 Bruno Reporting Fellowships to fund an enterprise feature relevant to Coda Story’s topics of interest. The 2024-25 Fellowships support two 10-month reporting projects that culminate in a notable story to be published on Coda’s website and editorial partners’ websites.