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Announcing the 2020 Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education

By Online News Association on September 23, 2020

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Applications are open for the 2020 Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education, which will award $200,000 in microgrants to boost journalism education and local news. The challenge is about collaboration … Read more.

Michigan State University and University of Georgia awarded Challenge Fund prizes

Two universities recognized by the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education with $50,000 and $15,000 prizes

By Online News Association on January 8, 2020

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Michigan State University and University of Georgia have been awarded prizes from the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education in recognition of the work that both universities have done … Read more.

University of Maryland wins $50,000 Challenge Fund Grand Prize

By Online News Association on September 11, 2019

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We are thrilled to share that The University of Maryland has been awarded the $50,000 Grand Prize for the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education. The award recognizes the … Read more.

13 universities to experiment with local news collaboration with $430,000 in funding through the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education

By Karolle Rabarison on August 8, 2018

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Online News Association today announced that 10 universities each won $35,000 microgrants for the fourth round of the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education. The … Read more.

10 universities win third round of challenge to support local news collaborations; The Scripps Howard Foundation joins consortium with $75K grant

By Jennifer Mizgata on October 5, 2017

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten universities each won a $35,000 micro-grant to support local news experiments in their communities, the Online News Association (ONA) announced today. The competitive Challenge Fund for … Read more.

Applications open for new $1M Challenge Fund to hack journalism education

By Jennifer Mizgata on March 31, 2017

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WASHINGTON DC — Journalism educators can now apply for a $1 million challenge encouraging universities to create teams that will experiment with new ways of providing news and information, run … Read more.

ONA Challenge Fund to ‘hack’ journalism education gets new $985,000 boost

By Jeremiah Patterson on September 15, 2016

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DENVER — Sept. 15, 2016 — To help journalism educators better prepare students to meet 21st century information needs, five major foundations today announced nearly $1 million in support to … Read more.

Georgia News Lab, New Mexico News Port win Challenge Fund grand prizes

By Irving Washington on September 24, 2015

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Over the past two years, we’ve chosen 23 winning projects in our $1M contest to encourage educators to hack the journalism curriculum. The competitive Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism … Read more.

11 projects win second round of $1M challenge to hack journalism education

By Irving Washington on April 24, 2015

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WASHINGTON, DC — Eleven projects from 13 U.S. universities each won a $35,000 micro-grant to seed collaborative news experiments in living labs — their communities, the Online News Association (ONA) … Read more.

Challenge Fund: Ready for round two

By Irving Washington on April 24, 2015

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The best experiments start with an intriguing question. When we launched the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education last year, we hoped to spur a fresh, collaborative mindset around … Read more.

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