All Hear October 2023
View this email in your browser
Hello! Welcome back to All Hear,
The Everything List for Audio Opportunities.
There are some great opportunities this month, including Arts Emergency’s mentorship scheme for disadvantaged young people in the U.K. looking to pursue a career in the arts. It’s a brilliant initiative, especially as a career in the arts feels increasingly impossible for creatives from working class backgrounds. The California Documentary Project Grants also looks cool. It’s a programme that funds digital media productions that tell stories of California, including audio storytelling. And read on for my Spotlight on Content is Queen’s Micro-grants for Podcasters.
As I approach All Hear’s one year anniversary, I would love to hear from you! Did you have any success with the opportunities you found in the newsletter? Do you wish there were any other features? Do you just want to say hello? It honestly makes me so happy when people tell me that All Hear has had an impact on them. I want to find more and better ways to be helpful so your feedback is really valuable. Leave a comment or email me at allhear@transom.org.
All Hear is free and always will be, but if you would like to support me as I continue to write the newsletter and update my resource list, you can buy me a coffee, or donate to Transom.
October Spotlight
This month I’m Spotlighting Content is Queen’s Micro-grants for international podcasters.
To read my Spotlight — featuring tips on applying, what they’re looking for, and why I think the opportunity is so great — head over to Transom.org.
Read October’s Spotlight Here »
More Opportunities:
International
MPIL Journalist in Residence - The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (MPIL) is offering a 3-month residency for international journalists with several years experience to engage with academia and gain deeper insights into fundamental questions and current problems of law. They offer a monthly research grant of up to €3500, depending on experience. The residency will take place between March and November 2024. Freelance or staff journalists from all media, including radio and online, are welcome to apply. Applications can be submitted in English or German.
The deadline is 6th October, 12 pm CET.
Duke University Archive of Documentary Arts Collection Awards - an archive collection which seeks to preserve and acquire collections of intentionally created narratives and bodies of work that document a broad range of human experience. They offer a $3500 honorarium plus additional production support, if needed. Their key areas of interest are: Activism and Justice, Faith Communities, Human Environmental Impacts, Labour and Work, Lives of Marginalised Communities and War on Camera. Submittors maintain the intellectual property for the piece. The awards accept multiple media types, including audio. They collect both historical and contemporary work, so you can submit work that was completed years ago.
The deadline is 15th October.
The Wavelength Prize (Longueur Ondes) - a long running award for French audio. They have three sections: Long Waves (for broadcast radio, costing €20 and awarding €1500), Little Waves (for independent producers/students/sound collectives/etc., free and awarding €800) and Radio Cooking Pot (not a prize, just a place to submit experimental audio, free). You can submit audio which has been made in the past two years. For Little Waves, work in non-French languages is accepted but you must provide a French translation.
The deadline is 15th October, 11:59 pm CEST.
The Tarbell Fellowship - a 1-year, full-time, remote-first programme for early-career, international journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence. Fellows receive a 9-month placement at a major newsroom, participate in a study group covering AI governance and technical fundamentals, and attend a 2-week journalism summit in Oxford, England (travel and accommodation costs covered). The Tarbell Fellowship provides a stipend of up to $50,000. Applicants should have less than 5 years relevant journalistic experience; no university degree is required.
The deadline is 15th October, 11:59 pm AoE.
The Webbys - international awards for “excellence on the internet.” Entries must be in English or dubbed. Prices range from $195 to $675 depending on the deadline and the type of work. Student work can be entered in all categories for $70 for all deadlines. Non-English podcasts must be dubbed or subtitled into English with videos.
The early bird deadline is 27th October. The final deadline is 15th December.
Sport Podcast Awards - awards celebrating podcasts about sports. There are 24 categories, some are pretty niche (such as Best Winter Sports Podcast). They also have Diverse Voices and Best Equality and Social Impact categories. The applications are short listed and then winners are decided by public vote. Each entry costs $99 or £80 (free for independent podcasters).
The deadline is 29th October.
Jewish Writers Initiative Digital Storytellers Lab - a yearlong fellowship for North American digital-first storytellers to develop, launch and grow original episodic media exploring Jewish themes. They offer production funds of up to $25,000, mentorship, and technical and subject-matter expertise. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. Stories may be fictional or non-fictional in nature, and must be written and designed for “new media platforms.” They accept applications for podcasts, although NOTE: since there are a lot of podcasts out there, they will only include “a small number” in the upcoming cohort “and encourage applicants to think carefully about their choice of creative format.” The primary language for projects should be English, but they welcome creative bilingual approaches. Applicants should be over 21 years old.
The deadline is 30th October.
RadioDoc Review Callout for Contributions on Crafted Audio and the Global South - RadioDoc Review is seeking contributions for a special edition on audio documentary, narrative podcasting or crafted audio in the Global South. By ‘South’ they mean a conceptual location of positionality rather than of strict geographical divide, a space occupied by the marginalised or the colonised. Audio produced in any language is welcome as the subject of critique, but the review should be in English. They accept in-depth reviews (3000 words); scholarly articles and essays (6500 words – peer reviewed); short provocations such as opinion pieces or discussion prompts (up to 1500 words); or book reviews and in-depth interviews with audio makers (3000 words). It is unpaid.
The deadline is 31st October for peer reviewed articles, or 31st December for non-peer reviewed items.
James T. Grady - James H. Stack Award - an international award to recognise, encourage, and stimulate outstanding reporting on chemistry which increases the American public's knowledge and understanding. The prize is $5000 and up to $2500 for travel expenses to the awards presentation. They accept multiple media, including radio and online.
The deadline is 1st November.
Safe + Sound Call Out - an audio open mic hosted by Jesse Lawson and Katie Callin. They are looking for audio pieces by Trans creators from around the world on the theme of "Magic" for a live event in London on 27th November. It can be anything vaguely related to the theme, as long as it's under six minutes. Recordings from the night will be broadcast on their next Resonance FM radio show. It is unpaid. Proceeds from the event go towards Jesse's gender-affirming top surgery. Send submissions to safesoundshow [at] gmail [dot] com.
The deadline is 1st November.
AIPS Sport Media Awards - a free-to-enter international award for sports journalism. They have a category for Audio. First place prize for all categories is $8000, second place is $3000 and third place is $2000. They also have a Young Reporters Award (for those born on or after 1st January 1994) which is split into several categories, including one for Broadcasting, which allows for audio submissions. The prize for the Young Reporters Award is a scholarship in a major international sports event. All languages are accepted, as long as there is an English transcript.
The deadline is 4th November, 10 pm CET.
Content is Queen Micro-grants for Podcasters - microgrants of either £1000 or £500 for 20 international podcasters aimed at helping you develop trailers, original pilots, or special episodes within your existing series. Content is Queen will also offer production support to grantees in the first three months. Creators will have the opportunity to pitch their show to Audible for commissioning and further development. New or existing podcasters are welcome to apply. For more information on the micro-grants, you can read my Spotlight here.
The deadline is 13th November, 6 pm GMT.
Ambies - awards for excellence in audio. There are 25 categories, including a Best DIY Podcast, for any podcast with a budget of $3000 or less per episode, and Best Indie Podcast for self-financed projects by individuals or production teams of less than five. Only English language entries are accepted at this time; see rules for more information. Early bird entries cost $150 for members of The Podcast Academy and $200 for non-members, and regular deadlines cost $50 more.
The regular deadline is 18th November.
United States
IRE Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship - a year-long programme aimed at supporting a U.S. based journalist of colour for a career in investigative reporting. Applicants should have at least three years of post-college work experience, and should be currently working as a journalist (at a news organisation or independent). To apply, applicants must propose a well-developed project. The fellowship includes mentorship, free tickets, accommodation and travel for NICAR and IRE conferences and a complimentary bootcamp.
The deadline is 5th October.
The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism (Fall) - a fellowship for experienced journalists (freelance or staff) in any medium to produce deeply reported enterprise and investigative stories that delve into economic, financial or business issues across a wide array of subjects. They provide grants of up to $15,000 along with editorial support. Applicants must have at least five years professional experience in journalism. International applicants are welcome but the stories must be published in English in a U.S. media outlet. Proposed pieces can be in a range of mediums, including audio.
The deadline is 6th October.
The Audies - awards hosted by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) for audiobooks released in the United States. They have a Spanish language section. It costs $110 for APA Members and $210 for non-members. Podcasts are not eligible. Titles must be published between 1st August 2023 to 31st October 2023.
The deadline is 6th October.
Brooklyn Arts Fund - grants of $2000 - $5000 for Brooklyn-based individual artists, collectives, nonprofits and 501c3 organisations. Projects must have demonstrated community support. Brooklyn Arts Council cannot be the sole funder for proposed projects.
The deadline is 8th October.
The Bill Lane Center for the American West Media Fellowships - a 3-month fellowship supporting journalism that examines a crucial aspect of the American West, its land, its people, its history, and the impact of the forces that power its economies. They offer a “modest honorarium” of $5000 for three months’ work. Applicants should have ties to a news organisation which will guarantee serious consideration of publishing the work. All kinds of media are accepted, including radio and online.
The deadline is 9th October.
NIHCM Foundation Journalism Grants - funding which supports health reporting and education projects by U.S. based journalists that inform public and policymaker awareness about health issues. There is no specified limit for the grant amounts. A range of media is accepted, including broadcast.
The deadline is 10th October, 5 pm ET.
BEA Scholarships in Broadcasting & Electronic Media - The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) administers annual scholarships to honour broadcasters and the entire electronic media profession. Scholarships are awarded to students at BEA member institutions (with some exceptions). There are various awards, between $1000 and $4000 for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The deadline is 14th October.
NPR’s Next Gen Radio - free week-long intensive digital media trainings with a focus on narrative audio. Each selected participant is paired with a professional journalist and together they find, report, and produce a 3:30 to 4-minute long non-narrated audio story. Anyone new to audio can apply — college students, recent graduates, people who have just started their own podcasts, and those looking to change careers. Selected participants also receive a stipend for their work that week. The programmes are digital-first, meaning they can be done remotely. There are various Next Gen applications, each with different requirements. You can read my Spotlight on NPR Next Gen here. You can apply to any programme at any time, but the project with an upcoming deadline is:
Indigenous (Albuquerque), from 12th - 17th November, for Indigenous journalists and storytellers based in Albuquerque, in collaboration with the International Journalism Association (IJA).
The deadline is 15th October, midnight MT.
Gwen Ifill Mentorship Program - a 9-month fellowship programme for women and nonbinary U.S. based journalists from underrepresented backgrounds, designed to address the lack of diversity in leadership positions across U.S. newsrooms. Fellows will be paired with mentors who are senior media professionals.
The deadline is 22nd October, 11:59 pm ET.
Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware Student Mediamaker Fund (Fall) - grants for student media makers between the ages of 16 and 30 who want to produce a digital video or audio project. They offer up to $500 for undergraduates and $1,500 for graduates. Students must be in eastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, Northampton, Bucks, and Lehigh counties), New Jersey (Camden, Burlington, Mercer, Gloucester and Salem counties) or Delaware (New Castle and Kent counties). The grant money must be used within five months. The applicant retains all the intellectual property rights for the project.
The deadline is 31st October.
Bronx Council on the Arts Grant - funding for Bronx artists and small organisations for a wide variety of artistic disciplines, including media and literary arts. They currently have three relevant grants that are open: Community Arts ($1000 - $5000); Arts Fund ($1000 - $5000 for high-quality arts projects that engage Bronx audiences and contribute to the cultural life of the borough); and New Work (up to $2500 for the creation of a new work which engages with the public in a community setting).
The deadlines are 31st October, 11:59 pm ET.
California Documentary Project Grants - funding for documentary film, audio, and digital media productions that explore California in all its complexity and tell stories from every corner of the state. Applicants don’t need to be a California resident, but the state must be the subject of the proposed projects. They offer Research and Development Grants (up to $15,000) for the earliest stages of production or Production Grants (up to $50,000) to propel projects toward completion. NOTE: the grant is for non-profit organisations; individuals applicants must be fiscally sponsored by a tax-exempt organisation or municipal/state agency, preferably one based in California.
The deadline is 1st November.
New Hampshire Artist Entrepreneurial Grants - funds for professional New Hampshire-based artists to develop their business skills, participate in programmes to better their art and increase the exposure of their work. Artists can request funding of $250 - $1000. It is not for the creation of new work or equipment purchases or other ineligible expenses listed here. Applicants must be 18+ and devote the majority of their time to practising, performing and/or teaching an arts discipline.
The next deadline is 3rd November.
KCUR's Aviva Okeson-Haberman Internship Program (Fall) - an educational programme that provides U.S. based students, recent graduates and other potential journalists with skills, relationships and resources that will help them pursue careers in public media, journalism and/or non-profits. Internships pay $15 per hour, and interns may receive academic credit if an agreement is made between KCUR and the intern's college or university.
The next deadline is 14th November.
Economic Hardship Reporting Project Fellowship - grants for independent journalists reporting on issues related to poverty, economic class, workers’ rights, and income disparity in the U.S. Their grants range from $500 - $10,000. They support a range of media, including podcasts and documentaries. Teams or individuals can apply. Applicants must have reporting experience, be previously published and self-identify as a journalist.
The deadline is rolling.
Fund for Indigenous Journalists - funding for U.S. based, in-depth reporting projects from Indigenous journalists and Indigenous-led teams. They will prioritise projects that explore the underlying factors of the issue of violence against Indigenous people with a focus on women, girls, Two-Spirit, and transgender people. The average grant amount is $5000, but they will also consider proposals over $10,000 on a limited basis. Projects can be in any media format, including broadcast and podcasts. Practising journalism must be the applicant’s primary profession, and special consideration will be given to freelancers.
The deadline is rolling.
Europe
Justice Reforms Monitoring in Armenia Grants - grants for journalists from Armenia to support monitoring, reporting, and advocacy efforts on justice reforms, funded by the European Union. The maximum grant amount per project is €9000. Applications should be submitted in English.
The deadline is 15th October.
Norwegian State's Artist Grant - funding for newly established Norway-based artists to develop artistically and make a living from their work as an artist. They offer around NOK 300,000 a year for periods of between one to three years. Applicants must be under 35 years old. NOTE: When it is considered reasonable, exceptions can be made to the age requirement and to the rule about being based in Norway. Scholarship recipients can have up to 50% permanent employment alongside the scholarship, but they cannot be students undergoing education that amount to more than 15 credits per term. They have many categories of arts, including journalism and fiction,
The deadline is 17th October, 1 pm CEST.
European Cross-Border Grants - funds for a cross-border team of at least two journalists to complete an investigative project. Most cross-border grants vary from €2000 - €14,000 per project, but there is no limit to apply for. Applicants must have at least two letters of intent from professional news outlets who are willing to publish the result of your investigation. Projects can be in any language, but the application must be in English. Although the majority of projects are print, they have supported podcast work before. The grant happens four times a year.
The next deadline is 26th October, 1 pm CET.
Investigation Grants for Environmental Journalism - project-based grants for a cross-border team of professional journalists and/or news outlets to conduct investigations into environmental affairs related to continental Europe. This round, The Investigation Grants for Environmental Journalism are giving out €400,000 in total. There is no limit to the amount you can request as long as the budget seems reasonable for the project. Teams can also apply for mentorship. The final project can be published in any language.
The next deadline is 26th October, 1 pm CET.
EU Prize for Journalism - a competition for conflict-sensitive journalistic work in Georgia. Only citizens of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders can apply. Entries must be in Georgian, English or Russian, or (for the EUMM Special Prize for Peace Journalism) in Abkhazian or Ossetian. They have several categories, many of which allow broadcast and online media, including a Student category. Prize winners will receive around 5200 GEL, while the winner of the EUMM Special Prize will receive a 1-month fellowship at the Institute of War and Peace Reporting in London.
The deadline is 1st November, 6 pm GET.
FPD Low Countries Grant - funds for investigative journalists from Belgium and The Netherlands who want to collaborate for a cross-border local investigation. The proposed project must be published in at least one Dutch-language medium in Belgium and in one medium in the Netherlands. Applicants must have a letter of intent for publication from at least two professional news outlets. They accept any journalistic media, including radio documentaries and podcasts. There is no limit to the budget you can suggest. NOTE: The grant details are here, the website hyperlinks to the wrong page.
The next deadline is 9th November, 1 pm CET.
FPD Science Grant - funds for in-depth Dutch-language investigative science journalism in Belgium. They are seeking original and innovative proposed projects that cannot be realised through regular journalistic channels. The results of the research must be published in a Belgian media outlet. There is no limit to the budget you can suggest.
The next deadline is 9th November, 1 pm CET.
The Pascal Decroos Fund - a grant programme for Dutch nationals to promote in-depth journalism in the Dutch-language media in Belgium. They are seeking original and innovative proposed projects which are relevant to Flanders and cannot be realised through regular journalistic channels. They have three types of grants: Investigative Journalism, In-depth Journalism and Preliminary Research. All journalistic media are accepted, including radio and podcasts. Both early-career and experienced journalists can apply, but those with more than two years of experience must provide a letter of intent for publication from at least one professional news outlet. There is no limit to the budget you can suggest.
The deadline is 9th November, 1 pm CET.
United Kingdom + Ireland
Wandsworth Arts Fringe Grants - up to £2000 funding for artists and community groups to create work that engages with Wandsworth residents. Applicants do not have to be based in Wandsworth, but the proposal must take place in the borough and benefit locals. The fund is unable to support profit-making ventures, fund-raising activities, capital, core costs and course fees. The grant can fund up to 70% of the total project cost.
The deadline is 27th October, 12 pm BST.
SCCAN Storytelling Mini-grants - an opportunity for Scotland-based storytellers to share positive community climate action and justice stories. The proposed story must include one of the following criteria: Community-led Climate Action, Social Justice or Climate solutions. Many mediums are accepted, including audio walks or podcasts. Successful applicants will receive mini-grants of £250 and become part of the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) Storytellers Collective — an emerging group of Scotland based storytellers who are using their creativity to help imagine a future worth fighting for. Podcasts will be published in SCCAN’s 1000 Better Stories podcast.
The deadline is 30th October, 5 pm BST.
Arts Emergency - a mentorship scheme for disadvantaged young people (16-18 years old) in the U.K. looking to pursue a career in the arts. Successful applicants receive yearlong 1:1 support from a trained mentor who works within a relevant creative industry. Applicants must live in or near London, Brighton, Greater Manchester or Merseyside. See their website for their other needs-based criteria.
The deadline is 31st October.
The Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF) - The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) is the most recognised training scheme for journalists in the U.K. The organisation offers bursaries to people from diverse backgrounds who need help funding their NCTJ training. You can only apply once you have applied for an NCTJ-accredited course. They have four application rounds a year.
The next deadline is 1st November, 5 pm GMT.
Africa
Earth Journalism Network Media Grants - funding for media outlets in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan looking to “follow the money” and investigate environmental crimes. They offer $15,000 for stories which use financial tools to expose money laundering, fraud, bribery, corruption and illicit payments related to nature crimes from trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products such as ivory, hazardous waste disposal, illegal logging, and overfishing of protected species, among others. NOTE: Internews, EJN, its partners and the grant funder will be given rights to edit, publish, broadcast and distribute those materials freely.
The deadline is 9th October, 11:59 pm EAT.
Childhood Information Processing Competition - a prize for journalists from Chad covering children's issues. They have four categories, including one for Radio — for work between 1-3 minutes in French or Arabic. There is a cash prize (unspecified). Applicants must hold a Professional Journalist accreditation card.
The deadline is 30th October.
Journalists’ Agroecology Media Grant - a fund to support the coverage of stories that are focused on agroecology in Uganda. Only professional agriculture journalists reporting for an established media house may apply. Many mediums are welcome, including web, radio and broadcast, but applicants must have a commitment letter from an editor or media house promising to print or air the scholarship-winning material. Journalists can create stories in any language, but they should also be translated into English.
The deadline is rolling.
Latin America
Cláudio Weber Abramo Award for Data Journalism - an initiative encouraging Brazilian journalists to use data to question, analyse and investigate issues that affect Brazilian society. Projects can be in any medium, including digital and radio, as long as access to the work is public (whether free access or not). R$ 10,000 will be divided between the winning projects.
The deadline is 8th October, 11:59 pm BRT.
Canada
The Canadian Association of Journalists Mentorship Programme (Fall) - this is a fellowship programme which matches early career Canadian journalists with mentors. Their mentors include radio producers and podcasters. You must be a member to apply, which costs $70 CAD, but The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) offers reduced membership rates for students and low-income journalists ranging from $20 - $40. If the cost would prohibit you from applying to the mentorship program, email admin [at] caj [dot] ca to be considered for a bursary.
The deadline is 6th October, 11:59 pm ET.
That’s it for this month! Thanks for subscribing.
If you have any upcoming resources you can submit them via this form or via email to allhear [at] transom [dot] org. The next newsletter comes out on Thursday 2nd November, so for any upcoming opportunities please reach out before 26th October.
If you want to support this work you canbuy me a coffeeor donate toTransom.
All Hear is edited by Jennifer Jerrett and Sydney Lewis. I’m so grateful for the time and care they put into the newsletter — I couldn’t do it without them!
Copyright © Talia Augustidis, all rights reserved.
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe