Applications are currently accepting applications for its Equality Fund Fellowship 2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Equality Fund Fellowship
Equality Fund Fellowship supports journalists in ODA-recipient and Global South countries to report on local solutions to global crises with a focus on gender. The fellowship offers training, publication support, and a CAD $4,000 stipend for selected fellows.
The program is offered by Equality Fund and runs six months of programming plus three months to finalize publication. Programming is primarily virtual with one in-person convening (travel expenses covered); fellows join monthly online meetings and receive expert-led safety and reporting training.
Benefits of Equality Fund Fellowship
- CAD $4,000 stipend
- Up to CAD $500 in reporting expenses
- Travel expenses included for one in-person convening
- Monthly online meetings led by journalists and experts
- Safety training from IWMF and Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Editorial independence and publication support
Equality Fund Fellowship Requirements
- Applicants must have a minimum of three years of journalism experience.
- Applicants must be located in, and reporting on, communities in ODA-recipient countries.
- Applicants must be fluent in English, which is Equality Fund’s working language.
- Both full-time staff journalists and independent freelance journalists may apply.
- Applicants must have an account with a bank able to accept international Electronic Wire Transfers.
- Applicants must be able to accommodate meetings during daytime hours in Eastern Standard Time.
- Use of AI in the proposal and application is not permitted.
- Any AI use during the journalistic process must be disclosed and approved.
- Women, non-binary, and trans people are encouraged to apply. Applications are welcomed from women, men and LGBTQI+ people.
Application Date and Process
- Applicants must have a minimum of three years of journalism experience.
- Applicants must be located in, and reporting on, communities in ODA-recipient countries.
- Applicants must be fluent in English, which is Equality Fund’s working language.
- Both full-time staff journalists and independent freelance journalists may apply.
- Applicants must have an account with a bank able to accept international Electronic Wire Transfers.
- Applicants must be able to accommodate meetings during daytime hours in Eastern Standard Time.
- Use of AI in the proposal and application is not permitted.
- Any AI use during the journalistic process must be disclosed and approved.
- Women, non-binary, and trans people are encouraged to apply. Applications are welcomed from women, men and LGBTQI+ people.
Application Deadline
08 November, 2026
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