IRE’s 2022 conference will take place online and in-person and is slated for June 23 to 26, 2022.
Fellowships are available for women, students, early-career journalists, journalists of modest means, educators, students of color, early-career TV journalists, and students in Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Journalists with less than 10 years of professional experience and an interest in financial investigative journalism are also eligible.
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Journalists and students can apply for a fellowship to attend the virtual and in-person conference in Denver, Colorado.
The fellowship includes a complimentary IRE membership/renewal (US$25 for students/US$70 for pros) and a complimentary conference registration.
The organiser says, “All recipients are required to meet IRE’s membership standards: Someone substantially engaged in news gathering, presentation or production, a student pursuing a degree or someone engaged full-time in research or teaching in the field of journalism”.
The deadline for submission applications is April 4, 2022. Interested applicants can apply here.
Blessing Otoibhi is a Multimedia Journalist and Anchor host for the News in 60 seconds at The International Center For Investigative Reporting. You can shoot her a mail via Botoibhi@icirnigeria.org or connect on Twitter @B_otoibhi