OpenNews Scholarships+ Program (Round 1) – United States

OpenNews can help you pay for events and programs that develop your work as a journalist with data and code. Attend a conference, take a class, join a training, sign up for a leadership program—you know best what you need. If cost is a hardship, they want to help.

These scholarships are for U.S.-based journalists who work in data or code. This program is one way they can help people in those roles build skills and connections to make their newsrooms more equitable and just.

This program is designed to do two things: help you expand your comfort zone and strengthen your support network of colleagues and peers.

What this program offers?

• $250 and $500 stipends, depending on the cost of the program you’d like to attend.
• Connections with other people, resources, and opportunities related to your work.

What they ask of you?

• Tell them how your program went! They’ll send you a short follow-up survey, and they’ll also be excited to check out anything you write or build.
• After your program, get together with a friend or colleague and share something cool you learned, or something they’d appreciate about the experience.

Why they give out these stipends?

• Their community is building a more equitable future for journalism, and they offer programs like this because they believe in the power of a network effect. By helping one journalist develop and share their skills, they can help whole communities of practice.
• They love to help people participate in programs where they share something they’ve learned, or take their next career step in a leadership training, an advanced workshop, or a conference with other journalists who share their background. They know cost can keep people from accessing these opportunities, and part of creating a more equitable industry is mitigating barriers like these as much as they can.

Eligibility Criteria

• U.S.-based journalists who work in data or code: developers, designers, reporters, editors, product thinkers, and newsroom allies. They want to see more people in these roles pushing for change in their newsrooms and helping them better reflect their communities.
• People of color, women, journalists from local and regional news organizations, and other underrepresented groups in journalism and technology are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information, visit OpenNews.