United Nations Foundation Polio Press Fellowship for Individual Reporting
"The United Nations Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2026 Polio Press Fellowship for Individual Reporting [up to $7,000], geared towards journalists interested in covering stories on polio eradication in polio-affected countries. Upon participating in a series of virtual polio training sessions, selected journalists will receive funding to travel independently to a country (or countries) at the forefront of the polio eradication effort to gather stories and interviews with polio survivors, health care workers, community members, families, and health authorities. Preference will be given to reporters interested in traveling to the following eight countries:
- Angola
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea"
Deadline: January 7, 2026.
United Nations Foundation