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Deutsche Welle International Journalism Traineeship 2028/2029, 12 Paid Places in Bonn and Berlin opportunity
InternshipCloses 17 Nov

Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie

Deutsche Welle International Journalism Traineeship 2028/2029, 12 Paid Places in Bonn and Berlin

Deutsche Welle, Germany's international public broadcaster, has opened applications for its bilingual 18 month journalism traineeship taking place from January 2028. Twelve paid places await trainees in Bonn and Berlin, with a foreign bureau placement in Brussels, Washington, Jakarta, Jerusalem, Riga or Delhi, and a training salary that rises from 2,196 euros to 2,473 euros a month before tax. The programme asks applicants worldwide, Nigerians and other Africans included, for native level skill in a DW programme language such as Hausa, Kiswahili, Amharic or English, plus good German, and the application portal closes on 17 November 2026 at 12 noon German time.

Eligibility: Native speaker of one of the DW programme languages, which include Hausa, Kiswahili, Amharic, Arabic, French and Portuguese, with excellent English (C1 or C2) and good German (B1 or B2)

Deadline
November 17, 2026
Location
Germany (training locations), open to applicants of any nationality
Funding or benefit
Paid full-time traineeship with a monthly pre-tax training salary of 2,196 euros in the first six months, 2,374 euros in the second six months and 2,473 euros in the final six months.
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JournalismAI Strategy Lab Africa 2026 opportunity
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JournalismAI, London School of Economics and Political Science, supported by Google

JournalismAI Strategy Lab Africa 2026

The JournalismAI Strategy Lab is a free, five week online programme for journalists and media professionals working in newsrooms across Africa. For the first time it is open to the whole continent, and applications close on 29 November 2026 at 11:59 PM GMT.

Eligibility: Be a journalist or media professional working in a newsroom in Africa

Deadline
November 29, 2026
Location
Africa
Funding or benefit
No-cost programme. There is no participation fee and no cash award is stated by JournalismAI for this cohort.
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Journalists listening during a session at the Nieman Foundation in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation at Harvard, a Nine-Month Paid Fellowship Open to International Journalists

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, together with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, is taking applications for the Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation, a nine-month paid fellowship at Harvard beginning around mid-August 2027 for a working journalist who wants a year to develop a specific project on journalism’s digital transformation. It is the only named fellowship the foundation currently designates, and its own page states that it is open to both U.S. and international applicants, so a Nigerian or any other non-U.S. citizen journalist applies in the international category, including one already working in the United States. Every applicant needs at least five years of full-time media experience, and the international round closes on 1 December 2026. A fellow receives a stipend of USD 87,500 paid over nine months to cover living costs, with separate health insurance and child-care supplements.

Eligibility: A working journalist with at least five years of full-time media experience, freelancers included

Deadline
December 1, 2026
Location
Africa
Funding or benefit
A stipend of USD 87,500 paid over a nine-month period to cover living costs. Fellows also receive a health insurance supplement of up to USD 6,250 each for the fellow and a spouse and up to USD 3,750 for each child younger than 18, plus a child-care allowance for children aged 12 or younger of USD 10,500 for one child, USD 12,500 for two, USD 14,750 for three and USD 16,750 for four or more, with an additional USD 10,500 for a child aged 3 or younger. All figures are per fellowship year and subject to change. Fellows are not eligible for health insurance through Harvard University, and Nieman covers the cost of attending Harvard classes for fellows and their spouses or partners.
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Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan

Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship 2027/2028 at the University of Michigan, USD 85,000 Stipend

An eight month, fully funded fellowship at the University of Michigan for accomplished mid-career journalists who want time and resources for a journalism project. Fellows receive a USD 85,000 stipend plus USD 5,000 for relocation, paid monthly from August through April, with health insurance and programme costs covered by Wallace House. The closing date for international applicants is 1 December 2026.

Eligibility: Accomplished mid-career journalists and journalism strategists who want to spend an academic year on a journalism project

Deadline
December 2, 2026
Location
United States
Funding or benefit
A USD 85,000 stipend plus USD 5,000 for relocation expenses, distributed monthly from August through April for living costs. Wallace House pays health insurance, auditing courses and participation in required workshops and fellowship activities.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships 2027/2028 at Stanford University, USD 135,000 Stipend

A nine month, fully funded fellowship at Stanford University for U.S. and international journalists, including those in operations, strategy and journalism support roles, who have at least five years of professional experience. Fellows receive a USD 135,000 stipend, Stanford tuition and health insurance for themselves and accompanying dependents. Applications close 2 December 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific time.

Eligibility: At least five years of professional experience, with student work and internships excluded from that count

Deadline
December 2, 2026
Location
United States
Funding or benefit
A USD 135,000 stipend for the nine month fellowship, plus Stanford tuition and Stanford health insurance for the fellow and for accompanying spouses and children, with a health supplement for dependents enrolled in Stanford coverage.
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