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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.

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.

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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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism 2027

The American Association for Cancer Research is inviting entries for the 2027 June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism, an annual award that honours professional journalists worldwide whose reporting helps the public understand cancer. It carries an unrestricted cash award of USD 5,000, has no entry fee, and closes on Monday, 7 December 2026.

Eligibility: Open to print, broadcast and online professional journalists whose work targets a general lay audience

Deadline

December 7, 2026

Location

Africa

Funding or benefit

An unrestricted cash award of USD 5,000 plus a personalised commemorative award. Where a winning entry names co-contributors, they share the cash award and each receives a commemorative award. There are no entry or submission fees.

Agora, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

AGORA Docs In Progress 2027, Where Nearly Finished Documentaries From North Africa And The Mediterranean Pitch To Buyers And Compete For A EUR 30,000 Outreach Award

AGORA Docs in Progress is the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival platform for documentaries that are close to completion. Eight to ten feature length films or documentary series from South Eastern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa are selected, given a mandatory online preparation workshop, and shown to buyers, co producers, festival programmers and sales agents in Thessaloniki from 6 to 11 March 2027. An EUR 30,000 cash award for audience outreach is on offer. Submissions close on 25 November 2026.

Eligibility: Your project is an original feature length documentary of more than 60 minutes, or a documentary series

Deadline

November 25, 2026

Location

Algeria, Egypt, Libya

Funding or benefit

The Eurimages New Lab Award for Outreach carries a EUR 30,000 cash prize provided by Eurimages for one participating project. In kind awards include post production services, post production sound work, subtitling and consultancy sessions. The programme covers five nights of accommodation for the attending representative and can reimburse part of the travel expenses per project team against receipts.

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Agora, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

Thessaloniki Pitching Forum 2027, A Funded Documentary Co Production Market For Film Teams From North Africa, The Mediterranean And South Eastern Europe With EUR 10,000 Development Awards

The Thessaloniki Pitching Forum is taking submissions for its 2027 edition, a co production and co financing platform for feature length documentary and docuseries projects from North Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean and South Eastern Europe. Twelve to fourteen teams are selected, receive a two day development lab and pitch in front of industry professionals, with cash awards of EUR 10,000 on offer. Submissions close on 25 November 2026.

Eligibility: Your project is an original feature length documentary, or a docuseries of shorter length, that is at any stage of development

Deadline

November 25, 2026

Location

Algeria, Egypt, Libya

Funding or benefit

Cash awards for selected projects, including the ARTE European Talents Development Award of EUR 10,000 and the IEFTF Best Doc in Development Award of EUR 10,000, plus a EURODOC Award of EUR 1,000 and a EURODOC membership. The forum also covers five nights of accommodation for the attending representative and can reimburse part of the travel costs per project team against receipts.