Chevening Scholarships
This is an opportunity you can leverage to get that master’s degree in filmmaking, broadcasting, journalism and development communication.
Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK. Whilst there is no ‘typical’ Chevening Scholar, we are looking for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future. Visit the website for more
Apply here to join UNICEF’s first Youth Mediathon!
The UNICEF Youth Mediathon is an online event that will give you the opportunity to improve your skills as a content creator, connect with other creatives, and develop content about the issues affecting young people today. 60 lucky applicants will win the chance to:
- Meet and learn storytelling skills from top content creators
- Receive mentorship from experienced professionals in creative fields
- Have your work published on Voices of Youth and other leading content platforms
Hosted on October 23 and 24, this two-day Mediathon will involve young creators from around the world, who will work in online groups of 4-6 to execute one project per team – be it a podcast, a video series on social media, a suite of blogs, a comic strip, or a photo essay. For more click here.
Maternal Figures Reporting Grant
Maternal Figures offers support to journalists covering maternal health in Nigeria in a number of ways.
They host webinars on how to use the database and reporting on maternal health from a solutions journalism perspective, they provide editorial and research support, as well as travel and reporting grants for journalists working on maternal health stories. Applications for our reporting grants are accepted on a rolling basis, and grants will be issued every quarter. Click here for more
MTNF/Muson Music Scholars Programme Admission To The MTNF/Muson Diploma Course In Music
The Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) in conjunction with the MTN Foundation (MTNF) announces entrance examinations for the Fifteenth (15th) set of the MTNF/MUSON Diploma course in music for the 2020 – 2021 academic year.
The MUSON School of Music is staffed and equipped to meet international standards in music education. For more
Women Photograph Mentorship Program
Women Photograph is pleased to announce that we’re now accepting applications for our 2021 Mentorship Program, which will pair 24 industry leaders (12 photographers and 12 photo editors, curators, and educators) with 24 early-career photojournalists over the course of a year. Mentors include editors & photographers from The New York Times, The Guardian, the Associated Press, and Apple, among others. For more
HEVA Officially Opens Applications for the East Africa Creative Business Fund
In partnership with the European Commission, and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), HEVA has opened applications to the East Africa Creative Business Fund – an additional facility to the existing growth fund. This will see an additional investment of USD 380,000 go to creative businesses that are registered and operational in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. For more
Thomas Reuters Foundation Photo Competition
Could your picture tell a thousand words? Then the camera is in your hands. Our photo competition is open to anyone with a passion for turning the lens on the real lives behind the headlines, and an ability to capture the most powerful images of the pandemic’s impact on everyday people. You don’t have to be a photographer or a journalist to apply; we’re calling for all visual storytellers to capture the untold consequences of COVID-19 on people’s lives and livelihoods. For more
All the best in your applications.
