Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship 2026-2027 ($4,000 CAD stipend) – YOA

Deadline: November 8, 2026

Applications are open for the Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship 2026-2027. The Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship seeks to floor the tales of native options to international crises, with a give attention to gender, by choosing 5 journalists in ODA-eligible international locations.

Our world is in a vital second. Global violence is rising, democracy is crumbling and human rights are underneath assault. We want all arms on deck to create highly effective, truth-based mostly storytelling that evokes determination-makers, in private and non-private settings.

Benefits

• 6 months of programming, further 3 months to finalize publication (Jan – Sept 2027)
• $4,000 CAD stipend
• Up to $500 in reporting bills
• Monthly on-line conferences led by journalists and specialists, together with local weather journalist Nina Lakhani (The Guardian, Drilled), journalism and ethics professor Kelly Kimball (CUNY) and security coaching from International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) and Freedom of the Press Foundation
• One in-particular person convening, location and timing to be decided (journey bills included)

Eligibility

• Open to full-time or impartial freelance journalists;
• Minimum of three years of journalism expertise;
• Journalists ought to be positioned in, and be reporting on, communities in ODA-recipient countries;
• Have three sturdy journalism samples that showcase a spread of related work;
• Ability to accommodate conferences inside daytime hours in Eastern Standard Time;
• Fluent in English, Equality Fund’s working language;
• Have a powerful affinity for Equality Fund’s mission, and align with their values – equality and variety of race, gender, sexual orientation, faith, ethnicity, nationwide origin, and incapacity;
• Women, non-binary, and trans individuals are inspired to apply.
• Have an account with a financial institution that is ready to settle for worldwide Electronic Wire Transfers

Application

The deadline for functions is November 8, 2026 at midnight, Eastern Standard Time

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship.