The OpenNews team is part of a community of journalists creating a future where we can work in newsrooms that are anti-racist, equitable, inclusive, and collaborative. Learn more about our programs and how you can get involved.
Scholarships+: Stipends toward programs that develop your work:
How to apply:
Applications for our first round of 2022 scholarships are closed. We plan to offer another round of scholarships this year.
If you’d like to get notifications about key dates in this program, such as the next time applications are open, Twitter and our newsletter are great ways to stay up-to-date.
What this program offers
- $250 and $500 stipends, depending on the cost of the program you’d like to attend.
- Connections with other people, resources, and opportunities related to your work.
Our community is building a more equitable future for journalism, and we offer programs like this because we believe in the power of a network effect. By helping one journalist develop and share their skills, we can help whole communities of practice.
We love it when we can help people take what they’ve learned to an event to share, or take their next career step in a leadership training, an advanced workshop, a conference with other journalists who share their background. We know cost can keep people from accessing these opportunities, and part of creating a more equitable industry is mitigating barriers like these as much as we can.
Who should apply
- Journalists who work in data or code: developers, designers, reporters, editors, product thinkers, and newsroom allies. We want to see more people in these roles pushing for change in their newsrooms and helping them better reflect our communities.
- People of color, women, journalists from local and regional news organizations, and other underrepresented groups in journalism and technology are strongly encouraged to apply.
What happens after I receive a stipend
You tell us how everything went! We’ll send you a short follow-up survey, and we’ll be excited to check out anything you write or build as part of the experience.
You tell us how everything went! We’ll send you a short follow-up survey, and we’ll be excited to check out anything you write or build as part of the experience.
Moreinfo: https://opennews.org/what/community/scholarships/
