Fellowships

OPPORTUNITIES

CJF Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship in partnership with the Canadian Medical Association

This NEW year-long fellowship is a groundbreaking initiative, in partnership with the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) aimed at fostering expert reporting on critical health issues affecting Indigenous communities in Canada. Open to Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) journalists with a minimum of five years of professional experience, this prestigious Fellowship provides a one-year research stipend of $100,000, up to $20,000 for expenses and up to $30,000 additional funding to support an early career journalist support and/or travel to remote communities. Fellows will collaborate with a national media partner to produce impactful stories in one or more of the following media: broadcast documentary series, podcast, series of published articles with a national publication partner or media distributor by the end of 2026.

CJF-CP News Creator Fellowships
The CJF-CP News Creator Fellowships is a unique opportunity to participate in building the future of local news in Canada, for emerging Canadian journalists. This six-week fellowship is designed to provide aspiring news creators with comprehensive training and mentorship from The Canadian Press’s editors and journalists, focusing on the creation of engaging local news videos for publication. These fellowships are supported by YouTube Canada and the Google News Initiative

CJF Black Journalism Fellowships Program
This program was launched to amplify Black voices, improve coverage of Black issues in the news and cultivate future Black media leaders, with CBC/Radio-Canada and CTV News as its first partners. The fellowships will provide a unique opportunity for an early-career Black journalist to be hosted for six months at a CBC/Radio-Canada (English or French) or CTV News newsroom across the country. With thanks to founding sponsors lululemon, Aritzia and BMO Financial Group.

CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships
The CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships are offered to three First Nation, Inuit or Métis journalists with one to ten years of experience to explore an issue of interest, while being hosted for one month at CBC Indigenous in Winnipeg or Montreal. The award aims to foster better comprehension of Indigenous issues in Canada’s major media and community outlets.

Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award
This award offers a six-week paid internship at The Canadian Press head office in Toronto to a photojournalist in the early stages of his or her career. The annual internship is designed to give a photographer trying to break into the business a chance to perform on the national stage. This award is sponsored by Nikon.

CJF Bursary for BIPOC Student Journalists

The $5,000 annual bursary is open to a BIPOC student in their final year of a Canadian undergraduate journalism program. Supported by MediaProfile, the bursary is designed to support students who have demonstrated strong engagement with the BIPOC community and a commitment to high journalistic standards.

Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellowship

Awarded bi-annually, this fellowship allows the recipient to enjoy a one-year sabbatical at Harvard University. Funding is provided by The Martin Wise Goodman Trust to the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.

William Southam Journalism Fellowships

Awarded annually by the University of Toronto and Massey College, these fellowships reward mid-career journalists with an academic year to audit any course in the discipline of their choice and to participate fully in life at Massey College and the University. In association with Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Journalists for Human Rights and the Canadian Journalism Foundation, Massey College and the University of Toronto are grateful for the generosity of the Alva Foundation, the estate of the late St. Clair Balfour, Lisa Balfour Bowen and Walter Bowen, Clair Balfour and Marci McDonald, Wilson J.H. Southam, the R. Howard Webster Foundation, the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, CBC/Radio-Canada, Scotiabank, the McLaughlin Centre and for the generosity of past Journalism Fellows.

CJF Black Journalism Fellowships Program

This program was launched to amplify Black voices, improve coverage of Black issues in the news and cultivate future Black media leaders, with CBC/Radio-Canada and CTV News as its first partners. The fellowships will provide a unique opportunity for an early-career Black journalist to be hosted for six months at a CBC/Radio-Canada (English or French) or CTV News newsroom across the country. With thanks to founding sponsors lululemon, Aritzia and BMO Financial Group.

CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships

These fellowships offer two early-career Indigenous journalists the chance to explore issues of interest. The fellows are hosted for one month by CBC News at its Indigenous Unit in Winnipeg. Thanks to the generous support of new sponsor Sobeys Inc. and donor Isabel Bassett.

Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award

This award offers a six-week paid internship at The Canadian Press head office in Toronto to a photojournalist in the early stages of his or her career. The annual internship is designed to give a photographer trying to break into the business a chance to perform on the national stage. This award is sponsored by Nikon.