Applications are currently being accepted for The Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship 2027 for Journalists from the Global South. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About The Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship
The Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship seeks to surface the stories of local solutions to global crises, with a focus on gender, through selecting 5 journalists in ODA-eligible countries.
Benefits of The Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship
- 6 months of programming, additional 3 months to finalize publication (Jan – Sept 2027)
- $4000 CAD stipend
- Up to $500 in reporting expenses
- Open to full-time or independent freelance journalists
- Journalists should be reporting on their own communities and geographies
- Monthly online meetings led by journalists and experts, including climate journalist Nina Lakhani (The Guardian, Drilled), journalism and ethics professor Kelly Kimball (CUNY) and safety training from International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) and Freedom of the Press Foundation
- One in-person convening, location and timing to be determined (travel expenses included)
The Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship Requirements
- Working journalists in any platform (text, digital, video, audio) in ODA-recipient countries
- In a phased application process, shortlisted applicants will be asked to submit a letter of editorial commitment from a news outlet (in some cases of self-publishing, this may be substituted with a fact-checking plan)
- Use of AI in the proposal and application is not permitted. Use of AI during the journalistic process must be disclosed to the program and approved in advance
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
08 November, 2026
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