Opportunities

2022 Media Girlfriends $10,000 Scholarship

Applications are now open for the 2022 Media Girlfriends Student Scholarships on ScholarTree. Three $10,000 CAD scholarships are available; including a new scholarship for Indigenous students and two for women/trans/non-binary students pursuing journalism, communications, media or tech. Deadline to apply is April 30, 2022. Find more information on their website, Twitter or Instagram.

Contract Blog Writer – My French Tutors

The small Ottawa-based French tutoring business, My French Tutors, is looking for a contract blog writer to write on topics related, but not limited, to education, bilingualism, homework tips, etc. Blogs should be easy to comprehend and the contract signs the applicant up to write 12 blogs, around 500-600 words each, between January and March. Each blog will pay $40. If interested, please send a copy of your work (fun and digestible, but also professional) to anyselebeau@myfrenchtutors.com.

Freelance Writer – Harper’s Bazaar Arabia

If you’re interested in building your portfolio and earning some extra cash, send Carleton alum and Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s digital editor Laura Kell an email at laura.kell@itp.com. Please make the subject line “Carleton Journalism Freelance Writer” so it does not get lost in her inbox!

Volunteer Writers, Photographers, Graphic Designers and Videographers – Street Voices

Street Voices is looking for volunteers with experience in any of the above categories! The organization’s mission is to empower marginalized voices, particularly street-involved youth. If interested, send any questions to jefferytram@streetvoices.ca or communications@streetvoies.ca and apply here.