Deadline: 15-Jun-22
Are you a young journalist who aspires to specialise in investigations? Do you want to be equipped with the skills to undertake fact-based, in-depth, and enterprise reporting? If yes, then apply for the MFWA Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) fellowship.
The NGIJ fellowship affords young journalists the opportunity to learn from experienced facilitators in investigative journalism in West Africa in a five-month intensive programme. It is meant to groom young journalists to pursue quality, critical, and accountability journalism and raise the next generation of critical investigative journalists in West Africa.
Eligibility Criteria
- An Applicant should be a young journalist between the ages of 20 to 30 years from Ghana, Sierra Leone, or Liberia who has just completed national service or a student journalist currently in a Journalism or Mass Communication School, whose schedules are flexible enough to allow for full participation in the fellowship in Accra, Ghana.
- For Ghana, journalists who come from the regions outside Accra and those who are in Accra but will be willing to work from their home regions are encouraged to apply.
- For Liberia and Sierra Leone, the applicant must be willing to travel and reside in Accra, Ghana for at least five months, the period for the fellowship.
- Applicants must be available to attend training and assignments from July to November 2022.
For more information, visit https://www.mfwa.org/call-for-applications-next-generation-investigative-journalism-fellowship-2022/
