Workshops and Fellowships

IRE, IJA and Oklahoma Media Center invite applications for a day-and-a-half long workshop Feb. 12-13, 2026 in Oklahoma City. Gain hands-on experience in investigative techniques, data analysis and storytelling, while connecting with working journalists and mentors in the field. Deadline: Jan 30.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR), in conjunction with the Society of Environmental Journalists, will conduct a virtual training program, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST, for professional journalists that explores the complicated past and future of the Chesapeake Bay. Registration deadline: Dec 11.

This Journalism & Women Symposium fellowship is for early-career journalists and those new to the health beat who are eager to strengthen their health reporting skills. Open to US-based women and individuals who identify as women. Cash stipend, mentoring, training and more. Deadline: Dec 5, 2025.

Press On's fellowship program runs Mar-Oct 2026. Six reporters and storytellers from the U.S. South will receive support from experienced mentors and participate in a virtual program rooted in the principles of movement journalism. $8,000 stipend. Deadline: Dec 1, 2025.

Selected journalists receive a trip to Amsterdam, accommodation and access to the world’s leading environmental thinkers during the Tyler Prize events taking place in April 2026. Open to professional journalists worldwide who cover environment, science or policy. Deadline: Dec 20, 2025.

The Association of Health Care Journalists, the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the Society of Environmental Journalists invite early-career, U.S.-based journalists interested in covering any or all of the three fields to ask questions about the fellowship and hear from past SHERF alumni. 1-2 p.m. ET.

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is hosting a five-day virtual workshop during the week of December 8, 2025, for communicators in India reporting on business, industry, energy and environment. Apply by Nov 13.

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is hosting a two-day virtual media workshop in English, Jan 28-29, 2026, for journalists in the Western Balkans interested in reporting on environmental threats and solutions. Attendees may receive funding for stories. Apply by Nov 26.

The Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA), in partnership with The Narwhal and IndigiNews, is offering a one-year fellowship for an early- or mid-career Indigenous journalist in B.C. Includes hands-on newsroom experience, mentorship and professional development. Deadline: Nov 2, 2025.