Connect, Grow, Impact
Here are active fellowships, grants, and awards for female and women-led journalism teams with September 2026 deadlines:
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1. Grants & Fellowships
Pulitzer Center Gender Equality Grant Program
What it offers: Funding for investigative and data-driven journalism projects on empowerment of women and girls.
Average grant: USD $5,000.
Who can apply: U.S. and international journalists, freelancers, newsrooms, and media collaborations.
Core Focus: Gender equality, multimedia and public interest reporting.
How to Apply: Submit a 250-word project description, budget, and distribution plan via the Pulitzer Center Opportunities Page. Link: https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/gender-equality-grants
Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists
What it offers: Funding for reporting projects.
Grants typically range from $1,000 – $10,000.
Who can apply: Female and non-binary journalists of all nationalities with at least 1 year of professional experience.
Deadline: September 3, 2026 Link: https://www.iwmf.org/programs/howard-g-buffett-fund-for-women-journalists/
Equality Fund CONNECT Grant 2026
What it offers: CAD $500,000 – $1 Million per year for 2 years. ~CAD $4 million total for 5–7 collaborations.
Who can apply: Collaborations between feminist, women’s rights, gender-expansive, and allied social justice movements. Focus on Global South and East.
Deadline: September 16, 2026 at 17:00 EDT
Link: https://equalityfund.ca/connect-grant/
AIJC Francophone Investigative Journalism Fellowship
What it offers: Fellowship for francophone investigative journalists. Includes training and stipend.
Who can apply: Francophone journalists in Africa.
Link: https://aijc.africa/fellowship-applications-open-for-francophone-investigative-journalists/
IWMF Kari Howard Fund
What it offers: Narrative journalism grant for women and nonbinary writers. Up to $5,000.
Who can apply: Women and nonbinary writers.
Deadline: Applicants notified by early September 2026 Link: https://www.iwmf.org/programs/kari-howard-fund/
. Awards, Training & Mentorship
MWP Emerging Women Journalists Fellowship 2026–27
What it offers: Training, 1-to-1 mentoring, publishing support, and £600 stipend for early-career reporters.
Who can apply: Women from migrant and racialised backgrounds based in Scotland who study or work in media.
Deadline: Sunday, 13 September 2026
Link: https://migrantwomenpress.substack.com/
Euro-Mediterranean Women in Journalism Award
What it offers: Full sponsorship to the November 2026 award ceremony, network access, and professional training.
Who can apply: Women journalists and women-led journalism teams from UfM member states. Work must be gender-sensitive and published between July 2025 and September 2026.
Deadline: 13 September 2026
Link: https://ufmsecretariat.org/euromed-women-journalism-award/
TAZ Panter Foundation Training
What it offers: Final 12-day in-person workshop in Berlin and Brussels. Travel and accommodation covered.
Who can apply: Selected participants from specific African countries including Nigeria.
When: September 2026
Link: https://taz-panter-stiftung.de/en/journalism-training/
Milena Jesenská Fellowship
What it offers: 3-month research residency in Vienna hosted by IWM for cultural journalists. Stipend: €3,500.
Who can apply: Cultural journalists from Europe and neighboring regions.
When: Terms start between September 2026 and June 2027
Link: https://www.iwm.at/fellowship/milena-jesenska-fellowship
WikiHeritage 2.0 Fellowship Theme: “Women of Lagos: Our Heritage, Our Stories”
What it offers: 8-week program on archival research, digital preservation, and documenting women in Lagos. Stipend provided.
.Residents of Lagos State. Young history graduates, researchers, culture enthusiasts.
Deadline: September 5, 2026
Link: https://wikimedia.ng/wikiheritage-2-0/
Women in News Editorial Leadership Award 2026
What it offers: Leadership training, mentorship, and $5,000 grant for women editors.
Who can apply: Women editors from media in Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, and Southeast Asia.
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Link: https://www.womeninnews.org/apply
Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award
What it offers: Prize + trip to UK for winner. Open to journalists aged 30 and under.
Who can apply: Journalists from countries with GDP per capita <$20,000, including Nigeria.
Deadline: September 15, 2026
Link: https://www.thomsonfoundation.org/awards/
Academic & Mentorship
Cambridge University African Students Mentorship Programme (CAMP)
What it offers: Mentorship and guidance for African students applying for postgraduate study at Cambridge.
Who can apply: African applicants for 2026/2027 postgraduate studies. Encouraged: underrepresented and underprivileged groups.
Duration: September – December 2026
Deadline: 18 September 2026
Apply: https://africa.cam.ac.uk/camp More Info: https://africa.cam.ac.uk/
Report for the World Global Health Reporting Fellowship
What it offers: 1-year fellowship with salary + $10,000 reporting fund. Focus on health equity.
Who can apply: Early-career journalists, with priority for women in Africa, Asia, Latin America.
Deadline: September 20, 2026 Link: https://www.reportfortheworld.org/apply