Equality Fund Global Journalism Fellowship 2026 for Journalists in Developing Countries

The Equality Fund Global Journalism Fellowship 2026 is an international fellowship programme designed to support journalists reporting on local solutions to global challenges, particularly issues affecting women, girls and marginalised communities.

Organised by the Equality Fund, the fellowship will support journalists in Official Development Assistance (ODA)-recipient countries to produce impactful journalism highlighting responses to global crises.

The programme welcomes applications from journalists working across different media platforms, including print, digital, video and audio journalism. Nigerian journalists are eligible to apply.

Benefits

Selected fellows will receive:

• A fellowship stipend of CAD $4,000.
• Up to CAD $500 in reporting expenses.
• Six months of fellowship programming.
• An additional three months to complete and publish their reporting projects.
• Professional development sessions with experienced journalists and experts.
• Journalism safety training.
• Participation in an international journalism network.
• Travel support for an in-person fellowship gathering.

Fellows will retain intellectual property rights over their work, while granting the Equality Fund permission to publish and reproduce their work for fellowship-related purposes.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be based in an ODA-recipient country, including Nigeria.
• Have at least three years of journalism experience.
• Be actively reporting on communities in their country or region.
• Provide three samples of previous journalistic work.
• Demonstrate proficiency in English.
• Have access to a bank account capable of receiving international electronic wire transfers.
• Be available for meetings scheduled during Eastern Standard Time daytime hours.

Women, non-binary and transgender journalists are particularly encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline

November 8, 2026.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should review the official application guidelines and submit their applications through the Equality Fund's application portal.

Official application information:

https://equalityfund.ca/en/posts/application-journalism-fellowship

Note: Shortlisted applicants may be asked to provide an editorial commitment letter from a media organisation. Freelance journalists may provide an appropriate fact-checking plan where applicable.