Professional and amateur photographers can participate in this contest.

The International NGO “World Without Wars and Violence” has launched the international photo competition on the theme: “Peace Is.” There are two categories of entrants: general and students.

The competition is under the auspices of the Greek National Commission for UNESCO. The categories include color, monochrome, creative and students.

To give acknowledgement and recognition for their work, the 10 best winners per category will be invited to give a short description of themselves, which will be included in the catalogs. The 10 best photos in the students category will also receive a Nikon COOLPIX L26 digital camera.

The entry fee is EUR€12 (US$15). There is no entry fee for the category for students under 16.

The deadline is Sept. 10.

For more information, click here: http://www.eirinieinai.gr/

Midcareer journalists who want to deepen their knowledge of trauma and improve coverage of violence, conflict and tragedy can apply for a fellowship.

Each year, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, selects 10-15 journalists as Dart Center Ochberg Fellows.

Fellows attend an intensive weeklong program of seminars and discussions held at Columbia University in New York City. Program activities include background briefings by prominent interdisciplinary experts in the trauma and mental health fields; conversations with journalist colleagues on issues of ethics, craft and other aspects of professional practice; and a host of other opportunities for intellectual engagement and peer learning.

Online applications are now being accepted for the 2013 fellowship program to be held Jan. 20-25. The application deadline is Oct.11.

To apply, click here: http://dartcenter.org/content/announcing-2013-ochberg-fellowships#.Ud7LVDu8A73

Video makers are invited to submit their work to win the 2013 Web Documentary Prize.

As part of the Visa pour l’Image — Perpignan international photojournalism festival, FRANCE 24 and RFI are sponsoring the Web Documentary Prize 2013.

Open to all, this prize rewards the best and most original journalistic project published online in terms of choice and coverage of a multimedia news topic. Judging will be based on the following criteria: choice of topic, journalistic approach, multimedia approach, production quality and interactivity.

You can see some Web documentaries made by FRANCE 24 here.

The first-place award is EU€8,000 (US$10,415). The deadline for entries is July 26.

For more information, click here: http://www.france24.com/en/webdocumentary-award-2013

Journalists worldwide can apply for this course in London.

TrustMedia, a Thomson Reuters Foundation service, is offering a course on women’s issues, to be held Dec 2 — 6.

The course will cover themes including: choosing the best angle for your story; getting women to speak up; presentation skills and writing for greater impact; storytelling; ethics and fact-checking; conveying a local (or national) story for a global audience; and critical assessment of women’s issues coverage in the global media and safety for female journalists.

Applicants must have two years of professional experience as journalists or as regular contributors to broadcast or print media. They must show a strong interest in women’s issues and a commitment to journalism in their host countries.

Professional proficiency in written and spoken English is required. All selected participants will have researched a story they would like to develop during the course.

Full bursaries are available for journalists from the developing world/countries in political transition working for organizations with no resources for training. Bursaries include return air travel (economy class), accommodation and a modest living allowance.

Thomson Reuters Foundation also offers training for journalists from any region from an organization that has the resources to fully cover the costs of the program.

The deadline is Oct. 2.

For more information, click here: http://www.trust.org/course/?id=a05D000000G0CwGIAV

Professional and amateur photographers can apply.

The World.Report Award is accepting works focusing on people and their social and cultural stories — public or private, minor or crucial, big human tragedies or petty daily stories, or changes and immutability. The award is presented by The Festival of Ethical Photography.

The award will be given in two categories. The EUR€5,000 (US$6,520) Master Award is open to all photographers, with no restriction of any kind.

The Spot Light Award is open to photographers who have not received one of the following awards as of April 1, 2013: World Press Photo, W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography, the Pulitzer Prize, or the POYi Picture of the Year, with exception of the multimedia category. The prize is EUR€2,000 (US$2,607) and a Nikon D600 (body only).

The projects submitted must be in the field of social photojournalism and/or documentary. Photographers can submit as many works as they like. The entry fee is EUR€10 (US$13) per project.

The deadline is July 28.

For more information, click here: http://festivaldellafotografiaetica.it/world-report-award-en/

Journalists from outside the United States can apply for a semester-long scholarship. Those from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.

The Earth Journalism Scholars Program is inviting journalists to attend the University of California-Berkeley (UCB) for the spring semester of 2014 to take classes on journalism and environmental issues. The program is the result of a collaboration between Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and UCB’s Graduate School of Journalism.

The program is intended for midcareer journalists who have shown dedication and skill in covering environmental issues. Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

The program will cover travel, lodging and tuition costs. Scholars will also receive a modest stipend to cover basic living expenses.

The deadline to apply is July 9.

For more information, click here:  http://earthjournalism.net/recent_news/apply-now-earth-journalism-scholars-program-uc-berkeley

Journalists worldwide who wish to learn more about democracy can apply for a fellowship.

The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program, organized by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), aims to enable democratic practitioners, scholars and journalists to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change.

Fellows maintain full-time residence at the International Forum for Democratic Studies, NED’s research arm located in Washington. The Forum hosts 16 to 20 Reagan-Fascell Fellows every year.

Each fellow receives a monthly stipend for living expenses, plus health insurance and reimbursement for travel to and from Washington, at the beginning and end of the fellowship period.

The deadline is Oct. 1.

For more information, click here: http://fellowships.ned.org/applications/

Entrants worldwide can submit video or audio pieces whose theme opposes racism and right-wing extremism.

The 3rd International Citizen Media Award is open to individuals, groups, associations, civil initiatives, producers, actors and editorial teams. Entrants should be private, non-commercial producers.

Entries may include an individual product, a short movie, a movie in a television broadcast, a radio spot or a video/audio podcast.

In the video category, the first-place winner will receive EU€1,000 (US$1,315). The second-place winner will participate in an international media camp and the third-place winner will receive EU€300 (US$395). In the audio category, the winner will receive EU€300 (US$395).

Entries may be in English or the native language with English subtitles and translation. They must have been created between August 2012 and August 2013. The deadline is Aug. 31.

For more information, click here: http://www.youth4media.eu/?page_id=5088

An independent Kazakh editor says she is unable to find a publishing house willing to print her magazine focusing on official corruption. 

Gulzhan Ergalieva, chief editor of the weekly «Adam Reader’s,» told journalists on July 2 she received refusals from 24 publishing houses in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty.

Ergalieva says the refusals are politically motivated.

She started her magazine after a decision in December 2012 by a Kazakh court to suspend her online news portal for three months.

That followed her reporting on the deadly clashes between police and protesting oil workers in the western town of Zhanaozen.

In 2001, a group of masked men broke into Ergalieva’s Almaty apartment and tied her up before torturing her husband in front of her for several hours, leaving him handicapped.

The attackers were never found.

Based on reporting by KazTAG and Interfax

http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakhstan-publishers-reject-magazine/25034336.html

Developers, technologists, engineers or programmers interested in journalism can apply for a fellowship.

The Knight-Mozilla OpenNews Fellowship offers developers and technologists in newsrooms worldwide US$60,000 to spend 10 months writing code in collaboration with reporters, designers and newsroom developers.

Six newsrooms will be hosting this year’s fellows — The New York Times, ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, La Nacion, Ushahidi and Internews in Kenya.

Along with the stipend paid over 10 months, the fellowship provides supplements for housing, childcare, health insurance, moving expenses and helps pay for research/equipment and books. The fellowship also covers the costs of required travel for fellowship activities.

To read about last year’s fellows, click here.

Apply by Aug. 17.

For more information, click here: http://mozillaopennews.org/fellowships/