The Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship 2026 for Journalists Worldwide ($4000 Cad Stipend)

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The Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship 2026 for Journalists Worldwide ($4000 CAD stipend) is open to working journalists in ODA-eligible countries. Applicants must be reporting on local solutions to global crises with a focus on gender. Fellowships require a letter of editorial commitment from a news outlet or fact-checking plan for self-publishing. Applications close on November 8, 2026.

Eligibility — verbatim from the source

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 Fellowship Details 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 (IW |

Requirements

• Skills: programming
• Citizenship: full

What you get

• 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
• One in-person convening, location and timing to be determined (travel expenses included)

Important dates

• Deadline: Nov 9, 2026
• Start: Sep 1, 2026

Location

Remote