In 2021, Shared Bylines raised $18,000 in scholarship funds for early career BIPOC journalists in Canada.

Our 2022 goal: Help us match last year's $18,000 total! We know it's a tough year when it comes to personal finances; even just a few dollars goes a long way for a Shared Bylines scholarship recipient.

To date, Shared Bylines scholarships are made possible with $15,000 in seed funding, including $6,000 from first-time supporter Postmedia and $3,000 each from returning supporters Unifor Local 87-M, The Globe and Mail and Torstar Corporation.

Shared Bylines is a scholarship and mentorship program, backed by seasoned journalists, who know that breaking into the industry – and succeeding – is no easy task, especially for Black Canadians, Indigenous peoples and other people of colour. Shared Bylines aims to overcome those barriers by offering financial and professional support for promising student journalists who have set their sights on much-needed change, who have traditionally been underrepresented in Canadian media and who are ready to do the work.

Shared Bylines scholarship recipients will be announced in late summer. We appreciate your contributions and will keep you updated here and @sharedbylines on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

Shared Bylines aims to make Canadian journalism a more inclusive and equitable community, and we believe that supporting young journalists of colour is key to achieving that. We also believe that the barriers to sustainable journalism careers are both economic and cultural. That’s why financial support and professional mentorship are equally important to the success of Shared Bylines. Find out more about us, and other ways to contribute, on our website.