Deadline: March 31, 2010

Country: Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

Journalism and non-profit organizations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan are encouraged to apply for grants to expand human rights, support independent media and develop effective public policy. Deadline to apply: March 31.

Deadline:  January 31, 2010

Region: Worldwide

Female bloggers outside the United States, blogging to raise awareness, consciousness or funding to change their community, region, country or the world, are eligible to win one of four scholarships. Nominations close January 31.

Deadline: April 15, 2010

Country: Kenya

A Kenyan film festival is seeking  fictional, animated, drama, documentaries, experimental films and creatively packaged  video games and music videos that provide strong role models to children and youth. The deadline is April 15, 2010.

The festival, called Lola Kenya Screen, showcases and awards films but also aims to place the audiovisual media tools in the hands of children and youth through trainings and workshops. The annual event will take place in August 2010. 

http://lolakenyascreen.org/index.php/news/103-lola-kenya-screen-2010-call-for-film-entry

Deadline: April 19, 2010

Region: Worldwide

Journalists from across the world can apply for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health in Journalism, which provides stipends to journalists to report on topics related to mental health or mental illnesses. Deadline for applications for the 2010 to 2011 fellowship: April 19, 2010.

Event dates: March 4, 2010

Location: Stanford University (California, United States)

'News and Inclusion: Journalism and the Politics of Diversity' is a symposium which will take place at at Stanford University, on March 4, 2010, featuring scholars from Australia, Finland, Singapore, Canada, The Netherlands, England, and the United States.

Deadline: March 31, 2010

Country: Latin America & Caribbean

Journalists whose works have contributed to the reduction of inequality and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean may be nominated for a prize offered by Mexico's Fundación Grupo Vidanta. Deadline: March 31.