**Applications now open**

The CJF Bursary for BIPOC Student Journalists

This $5,000 bursary is funded by Toronto-based PR & creative agency Media Profile, a long-time CJF partner.  The bursary is open to a Black, Indigenous and Other People of Colour (BIPOC) student in their final year of a Canadian undergraduate journalism program. It is designed to support students who have demonstrated strong engagement with the BIPOC community and a commitment to high journalistic standards.

This bursary is open to a BIPOC student in their final year of a Canadian undergraduate journalism program and is designed to support students who have demonstrated a commitment to high journalistic standards.

Applicants will be asked to submit samples of classwork or freelance reporting in the form of written work, video, audio, video editing or other journalistic forms. They will also be asked to share a statement of intent about what they want to do in journalism upon graduation.

A selection panel from The Canadian Journalism Foundation will consider applications and select one recipient in 2026. The $5,000 annual bursary is funded by Toronto-based communications firm Media Profile, a long-time supporter of CJF.

Applications for 2026 are now open. The deadline for submissions is January 23, 2026, 11:59 pm ET.

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