National (U.S.)

The Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship and the Kay Longcope Scholarship offer up to $5,000 in tuition assistance to students committed to journalism and advancing fair coverage of LGBTQ+ communities. The application deadline is midnight ET on Friday, May 15. 

Join us on May 7th at 6 p.m. ET for an Outdoor Writers Association of America ‘Off the Record’ event. Meet at City Tap (near Metro Center - 901 9th St NW) for a casual, no-host networking gathering.

This Journalismfund Europe webinar pulls back the curtain on what editors actually look for when evaluating environmental story ideas. May 7, 2026, 9:00 AM ET. 

Planet Forward Correspondents are talented students from across the country looking to apply themselves to tell the ongoing story of climate change, with an eye toward solutions and hope. You must be currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program – or starting one in the upcoming school year – to apply. EXTENDED DEADLINE: Apply by June 8, 2026.

An in-person event at GW, co-hosted by Planet Forward and the Alliance for a Sustainable Future, on May 7. Sustainability Storytelling: Communicate Trust, Brand Value and Better Business is a lunchtime conversation on how effective storytelling can strengthen sustainability communications and drive business impact.