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City/state/countryUniversity/organization nameUndergraduate/postgraduate & course titleDurationScholarships available
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London, United KingdomCity, University of LondonMA Investigative Journalism1 year (full-time)• Aziz Foundation Scholarships for Postgraduate Journalism - for students from the UK Muslim community. Full fee waiver

• Chevening Scholarship - candidates for the scholarship come from over 110 countries worldwide (excluding the US and the EU). Covers tuition fees, living allowance, airfare and more

• Commonwealth Scholarships - for candidates from eligible low and middle income Commonwealth countries. Covers tuition fees, living allowance, airfare and more

• The Sekforde House Trust Scholarship - for home and overseas students. Six £20,000 scholarships available
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Leicester, United KingdomDe Montfort UniversityMA Investigative Journalism1 year (full-time)• BAFTA UK Scholarship Programme - open to British citizens, up to £12,000 towards their annual course fees (up to a maximum of £20,000 (US$25,000) across 2 years)

• £8,170 Fee Waiver Scholarship - available to full-time UK and EU students

• £5,000 Living Expenses Bursary - available to full-time UK and EU students
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London, United KingdomBirkbeck, University of LondonMA Investigative Journalism1 year (full-time)• Fee Reduction Scheme - reduces the fee rate from the International rate to the Home rate - available to those with asylum seeker, Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR), or Limited Leave to Remain (LLR) status

• Chevening Scholarship - candidates for the scholarship come from over 110 countries worldwide (excluding the US and the EU). Covers tuition fees, living allowance, airfare and more

• Commonwealth Scholarships - for candidates from eligible low and middle income Commonwealth countries. Covers tuition fees, living allowance, airfare and more

• Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarships - £1,000 to £3,000 offered as a discount to the tuition fee of the first year of study to those from specified countries
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Birmingham, United KingdomBirmingham City UniversityMA Data Journalism1 year (full-time)• Scott Trust Bursary - for UK students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the media. Includes tuition fees, at least £6,741 living expenses, work placements at the Guardian, a mentor and more
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London, United KingdomUniversity of East LondonMA Data Journalism1 year (full-time)• Asylum Seekers Scholarship - 100% fee waiver for asylum seekers or the partner/dependent of an asylum seeker. Applicants must be unable to access mainstream student funding
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Cardiff, United KingdomCardiff UniversityMSc Computational and Data Journalism1 year (full-time)• Master’s Scholarships - a total of £500,000 in £3,000 scholarships available to support UK students on eligible Master's programs, awarded in the form of a tuition fee discount

• Imisa Mategwa – Nina Sauti Scholarship 2024 - one scholarship, worth £10,000, is offered to study a full-time master's programme: candidates must be female, be domiciled in Sub-Saharan Africa, have applied to study an eligible postgraduate programme at Cardiff University, and be classed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes

• Stationers’ Foundation bursaries - two £9,000 bursaries are offered to UK students studying either News Journalism or Data Journalism, alongside mentoring support for the duration of the course from an appropriate Stationers' Foundation member
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Gothenburg, SwedenUniversity of GothenburgMA Investigative Journalism1 year (full-time)• No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students

• Axel Adler Scholarship - covers tuition fees for fee paying students
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VariousBalkan Investigative Reporting NetworkBIRN Summer School1 week• BIRN provides 30 full scholarships for selected participants from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Turkey
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Tbilisi, GeorgiaThe University of GeorgiaInvestigative Media LabVarious academic courses, short-term investigative practical projects, public lectures, and trainings• Fellowships include four-months long investigative journalism projects for students where they investigate specially designated topic with the help of professional mentors; small grant opportunities for investigative projects for mid-career investigative journalists; and small grant opportunities and training cycles in investigative journalism for students who have investigative ideas but don’t know where to start
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GeorgiaForSetData Journalism Festival and Data SchoolVarious• Offers full fellowships or partly covered data journalism programs
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Memphis, United StatesUniversity of MemphisOpen Source Investigative Reporting M.A.1 year (full-time)• Partial and full scholarships are available
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New York City, United StatesColumbia Journalism SchoolM.S. Stabile Investigative Specialization1 year (full-time)• Toni Stabile Fellowship - up to $50,000 for tuition to qualified students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need

• Maria Moors Cabot Fellowship - at least $20,000 for students interested in journalism from outside of the United States with preference for residents of Latin America

• Li Fund for International Students - at least $60,000 for a student who is not a resident of the United States, especially for students from countries where the need is particularly great

• San Paolo Scholarship - up to $94,000 annually for M.S. or M.A. students who are residents of Italy or who have a strong interest in Italian politics, society and culture
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New York City, United StatesColumbia Journalism SchoolM.S. Data Journalism1 year (full-time)• Nikkei Fellowship - provides $100,000 and some living expenses for students who are residents of Asia who have an interest in applying to the M.S. Data Journalism program

• Pulitzer Africa Data Journalism Scholarship - a generous scholarship of up to $150,000 for a student who is a resident of a country in Africa, admitted to either the M.S. in Data Journalism or the dual M.S. program in Computer Science and Journalism
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New York City, United StatesCraig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, City University of New YorkInvestigative Journalism Specialty (M.A in Journalism)1 year (full-time)• Ida B. Wells Scholarship - covers full tuition and fees to support students who embody the pioneering spirit and dedication to investigative reporting that Ida B. Wells championed throughout her career

• Christine Kay Memorial Fund for Impactful Journalism - supports students with a demonstrated financial need and may be used for both domestic and international students who have a primary interest in investigative reporting and a deep and abiding interest in supporting and advancing the participation of underrepresented individuals in reporting, including women

• Lorana Sullivan Foundation Scholarship - covers full tuition and fees to two students who have an interest in business and economic journalism and/or investigative reporting

• Jack Rosenthal Scholarship Fund - provides support for a financially needy student who is a new American or who might otherwise be ineligible for other forms of financial aid

• The Lisa Goldberg/Revson Foundation Scholarship Fund - supports students who are New York residents either first-generation or from minority families and/or those who express an interest in public service journalism

• Reuters Journalism Scholarship - covers full tuition and fees for students with an interest in financial, business, or political reporting. Includes mentorship and summer internship

• The school is also in the process of going tuition-free
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Arizona, United StatesWalter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State UniversityM.A. Investigative Journalism1 year (full-time)• Investigative Reporting Fellowships - for four students include full tuition, student fees, health insurance, and a stipend of $8,500 per semester for three semesters

• Investigative Reporting Graduate Scholarships - several partial-tuition scholarships available typically totalling $10,000 over the course of the program

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Reporting Graduate Scholarships - for students interested in reporting on health disparities, typically totalling $10,000 over the course of the program

• Cronkite/ICT Fellowship - supports a master’s student focused on coverage in Indigenous communities. Cronkite/ICT fellows work 15 hours per week for ICT (formerly Indian Country Today), and they receive compensation equivalent to a graduate assistantship: full tuition, health benefits, and a stipend ($12,293/semester) for the first two semesters and a full tuition scholarship for the third semester of the program

• Tom and Helen Tarbox Scholarship - funds up to $25,000 in graduate tuition assistance per academic year
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Illinois, United StatesMedill Investigative Labs, Northwestern UniversityM.S. in Journalism (Investigative Journalism specialization)1 year (full-time)• Paul Sagan ProPublica Medill Investigative Lab Scholar - awards $15,000 in addition to any merit aid offered, and is applied to the student account as payment toward Medill tuition charges: one award is for a student with an interest in and/or experience with data journalism
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Maryland, United StatesPhilip Merrill College of Journalism, University of MarylandMaster of Professional Studies in Data Journalism2 years (full-time)• Baltimore Examiner Fund - open to master’s level journalism students

• Crosby Fund for Graduate Scholarship - awarded to graduate journalism students

• Eleanor Merrill Graduate Fellowships - open to all journalism graduate students

• Gridiron Foundation Journalism Scholarships - open to both undergraduate and graduate students

• John Story Cleghorn & Nona Reese Cleghorn Journalism Scholarship - awarded to one journalism student with demonstrated financial need

• Lawrence L. and Lillie Z. Goldberg Journalism Endowed Scholarship - awarded to either graduate or undergraduate journalism students who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need
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Maryland, United StatesPhilip Merrill College of Journalism, University of MarylandMaster of Journalism (Investigative Specialization)1 year (full-time)• Baltimore Examiner Fund - open to master’s-level journalism students

• Crosby Fund for Graduate Scholarship - awarded to graduate journalism students

• Eleanor Merrill Graduate Fellowships - open to all journalism graduate students

• Gridiron Foundation Journalism Scholarships - open to both undergraduate and graduate students

• John Story Cleghorn & Nona Reese Cleghorn Journalism Scholarship - awarded to one journalism student with demonstrated financial need

• Lawrence L. and Lillie Z. Goldberg Journalism Endowed Scholarship - awarded to either graduate or undergraduate journalism students who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need
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California, United StatesGraduate School of Journalism, University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Journalism - Investigative Reporting Program2 years (full-time)• in 2024, more than 50 percent of students received some sort of departmental funding; funding packages may range from around $5,000 to fully-funded fellowships. All students who apply by the first-round deadline will be considered for the Fiat Lux Fellowship (awarded based on merit), the Jubilee Fellowship (awarded based on merit and need, and the Dean's Fellowship (awarded to first-generation students based on merit and need)

• Reporting on China Fellowship - a scholarship of $14,000 annually for two years offered to an incoming Berkeley journalism student with a demonstrated interest in becoming a journalist specializing in coverage of China

• Litke Fellowship in International Reporting - a $10,000 scholarship offered to an incoming Berkeley journalism student with a demonstrated interest in becoming a journalist specializing in international reporting in broadcast or visual journalism

• The 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Scholarship - a one-year $10k scholarship is for an incoming Master of Journalism student with an interest in reporting on food systems including agricultural and nutritional policy; food security and hunger; the food industry, food science, technology and culture; rural and urban farming; agriculture and the environment; food and climate change; global trade and supply chains; labor issues in the food sector; consolidation of the food system; and public health as it relates to food and agriculture

• The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program - a scholarship that fully funds students who are citizens of any African country
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Lyon and Paris, FranceCentre de Formation des Journalistes (CFJ) and Sciences Po LyonMaster's degree/double diploma in Data Journalism and Investigations2 years (full-time)• All degrees in France offer scholarships based on social criteria (Bourse sur Critères Sociaux - BCS). Apprenticeship, possible in the 2nd year, exempts tuition fees
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Santiago, ChileDiego Portales UniversityCIPER-UDP Diploma in Investigative Journalism5 months (full-time)• Specific discounts available via the admissions coordinator
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Caracas, Venezuela/OnlineThe Press and Society Institute of Venezuela (IPYS Venezuela) and the International Center for Professional Development of the Andrés Bello Catholic University (CIAP-UCAB)Diploma in Investigative Journalism4 months (full-time)• Scholarships and half-scholarships are offered for the best candidates
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Mexico City, MexicoUniversidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de MéxicoPRENDE (Press and Democracy Program)One semester (full-time)• Academic scholarships are awarded on a semester-long basis and by competition; covers the registration and tuition costs of all the subjects that the scholarship holders enroll in during a semester, as well as the cost of the workshops, courses, and thematic seminars that make up the program
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Mexico City, Mexico/OnlineMetropolitan Autonomous UniversityDiploma in Investigative Journalism105 hours (full-time)• 10 scholarships of 25% and 50% will be awarded to journalists in precarious situations, and 100% scholarships are offered for displaced journalists
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Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad del SalvadorMaster's degree in Investigative Journalism2 years (full-time)• A variety of companies have agreements with the university to offer tuition discounts for employees, etc.
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Brasília, Brazil/OnlineInstituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e PesquisaMBA in Data Journalism4 semesters (full-time)• There are a limited number of 100% discount scholarships, per course, for women, black or brown people, trans people, and socioeconomically vulnerable people
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São Paulo, Brazil/OnlineUniversidade Cruzeiro do SulPostgraduate degree in Data Journalism1 year (full-time)• Various categories of scholarships are available, which can cover costs of up to 100% of the monthly fee
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil/OnlinePontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisPostgraduate degree in Data Journalism and Visualization18 months (full time)• While there are no specific scholarships for communication/journalism courses, the institution has a discount policy for postgraduate studies
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India/OnlineIndiaSpend School of Data JournalismVarious data certificate courses-• A number of courses are offered fully funded
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Sonipat, IndiaO.P. Jindal Global UniversityPost Graduate Diploma in Data Journalism1 year (full-time)• The university has announced the award of more than 2,000 scholarships to deserving students, based on means and merit - covering 60% of new students' fees
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Accra, GhanaGhana Institute of JournalismMaster's degree in Investigative Journalism1 year (full-time)• Scholarship opportunities vary by year, but in the past have included full scholarships from the Lebanese community for 12 students
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Kampala, UgandaMakerere UniversityPost Graduate Diploma in Investigative Journalism2 years (full-time)• Makerere University Female Scholarship Foundation - supports girls from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds to access university education. Covers tuition and functional fees

• The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program - a scholarship that fully funds students who are citizens of any African country