Application Deadline: 1 March, 2024
LOCATION: USA
The fellowship is designed to enrich the training of a journalist from Africa or the Middle East so they can contribute to a culture of high-quality science and health journalism in those regions, as well as raising awareness of regional advances in the rest of the world.
ELIGIBILITY:
Journalists based in Africa and the Middle East with at least three years’ experience reporting on science, health or environmental issues in the region. Applicants may be reporters, writers, editors, producers, illustrators, filmmakers, or photojournalists. This includes work for newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and digital media.
BENEFIT:
$40,000 stipend for the semester
MIT health insurance
$5,000 stipend to help with start-up housing costs
Full access MIT benefits such as subsidized public transportation, access to museums and other programs in the area
Connections to a thriving community of science journalists
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