Help us spread the word about the Michener Award and Fellowships – Canada’s leading honours for journalism that makes a difference!
This toolkit includes everything you need to promote three incredible opportunities:
- the Michener Award, celebrating outstanding journalism that drives positive change;
- the Michener–L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education, supporting the advancement of journalism education; and
- the Michener–Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting, encouraging excellence in investigative work that serves the public interest.
Whether you’re part of a newsroom, a journalism school, or a media organization, your support helps strengthen journalism’s vital role in Canada.
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- Application open December 17 and close February 20
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- Fellowship overview and eligibility
- Michener-Deacon Fellowship Application
- Michener–L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship Application
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Michener:
Calling all Canadian newsrooms & media outlets! Applications for the Michener Award open Dec 17 – celebrate excellence in journalism that leads to real public impact. If your team produced an investigation in the past year that sparked change, held power accountable, or improved lives, we want to hear from you.
📢 Submit your entry today: www.michenerawards.ca
#MichenerAward #PublicServiceJournalism #JournalismMatters
Fellowships:
📰 Applications for the Michener–Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting and the Michener–L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education open Dec 17.
Each fellowship offers $40,000 plus up to $5,000 in expenses to support groundbreaking investigative projects or innovations in journalism education.
Apply today: www.michenerawards.ca
#MichenerFellowship #InvestigativeJournalism #JournalismEducation #CDNMedia
Combined:
Applications are open for the Michener Award and Fellowships for Public Service Journalism
The Michener Award honours outstanding and unbiased journalism that results in positive change for the public good.The Michener Award Foundation also offers two fellowships for investigative reporting and for the enrichment of journalism education.
Learn more at: www.michenerawards.ca
Michener Awards:
The Michener Award is Canada’s premier honour for public-service journalism, recognizing news organisations whose work achieved tangible public benefit, from policy reform to greater transparency and public awareness. Since 1971, winners have ranged from small local outlets to national media giants.
Applications open Dec 17 and close February 20. If your newsroom published powerful public-service reporting this calendar year, submit your entry at www.michenerawards.ca
Fellowships:
Applications open December 17 for the Michener–Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting and the Michener–L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education.
These fellowships support major projects that strengthen journalism in Canada, offering $40,000 plus up to $5,000 in expenses. The Deacon Fellowship funds in-depth public-interest investigations with the potential to create real public benefit, while the O’Hagan Fellowship supports innovative work that advances journalism teaching, training, or research.
Applications close February 20. Apply today at www.michenerawards.ca
Michener:
Each year the Michener Award honours Canadian news organisations whose work embodies the highest standards of public service journalism — reporting that is fair, professional, and leads to meaningful change.
We’re writing to invite [Your Outlet/Team] to submit eligible work published or broadcast in 2025. Submissions open Dec 17 and will remain open until February 20.
Why apply?
➡️Recognition from Canada’s leading public-service journalism award.
➡️Acknowledgement of the entire newsroom (reporters, editors, researchers) as a collaborative team.
Submission is straightforward: a senior editor must submit on behalf of the organization, with a full explanation of the work, its public impact, and supporting evidence.
Learn more: www.michenerawards.ca
Fellowships:
The Michener Fellowships are now open for applications. The Michener Awards Foundation supports ambitious journalists and journalism educators who want to take on projects that serve the public interest or enhance journalism training in Canada.
Fellowship options:
➡️Michener–Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting: For experienced journalists planning in-depth investigations that could lead to concrete improvements in policy, governance or public life.
➡️Michener–L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education: For media organizations, journalism schools or teams including experienced journalists + educators developing educational resources, training innovations or research projects to strengthen journalism practice.
Each fellowship provides $40,000 plus up to $5,000 for eligible expenses. Applications open Dec 17, deadline is February 20.
If your project has the potential to impact journalism, we encourage you to apply: www.michenerawards.ca
Michener:
Are you part of a newsroom that produced journalism that changed lives, exposed wrongdoing, or sparked public policy reform? The Michener Award, Canada’s top honour for public-service journalism, is now accepting submissions. Applications open December 17 and close February 20. If your team published or aired reporting in 2025 that held power to account, informed communities or drove reform, submit your entry today. Visit michenerawards.ca
Fellowships:
Are you a journalist with a story who needs time and resources to begin or deepen an investigation? Or a journalist or journalism educator looking to innovate how journalism is taught in Canada? The Michener Fellowships offer $40,000 plus additional support for investigative reporting or journalism-education projects. Applications open December 17 and close February 20. For details and to apply, go to michenerawards.ca
