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FULLY FUNDED AFRICAN UNION MEDIA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: August 14 2025

LOCATION: Ethiopia

The AU Media Fellowship programme empowers Africans to shape and share their own stories, told by Africans, for Africa and the world.

ELIGIBILITY:

The AU Media Fellowship is committed to a fair and merit-based selection process. It is open to all African journalists and content creators who meet the following criteria:

African Citizens: Applicants must be citizens of an African Union member state.

Media Professionals: Journalists, bloggers, podcasters, and digital creators, especially those with newsroom experience.

Age: Applicants must be 25 years old or above.

Experience: Minimum of 6 years of work in media or content creation.

Language: Fluency in any AU official language. Working language is English.

Professional Impact: Demonstrated talent, innovation, and impact in media or digital content fields.

BENEFIT:

Funding and grants for pitch production.

Professional certification training with renowned global and continental media institutions.

Masterclasses with leading media and industry

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ONE WORLD MEDIA CLIMATE REPORTING GAP FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: 20 August 2025

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

Surge Africa and One World Media have partnered to run a new Fellowship focused on climate and energy transition stories in Nigeria. Are you a Nigerian journalist passionate about making complex climate issues accessible and relevant to your community? One World Media, in partnership with Surge Africa, is thrilled to launch a new opportunity as part of The Climate Reporting Gap Initiative.

ELIGIBILITY:

Journalists and filmmakers from Nigeria are reporting in Nigeria.

For mid-career and experienced applicants with at least 3-5 years of experience in their field.

Applicants don’t need to have a background in climate finance, but an interest in telling stories about the climate crisis and energy transitions and a strong background in journalism and/or their chosen medium.

They’re particularly keen to hear creative proposals that cover an underreported story or hear from people who are often unheard and offer unexpected or rare access.

The Fellowship will offer in-depth training and mentoring to help guide the projects editorially and practically. Fellows will take part in an in-person training in Nigeria and online workshops through the programme, as well as a trip to Colombia for a curated training on participatory reporting by our partner organization, Mutante. 

All projects will have an assigned mentor, and Fellows will be asked to join regular check-ins as they work towards delivery milestones.

Proposed articles must be up to 2000 words, audio pieces up to 30 minutes, and films up to 10 minutes.

All projects must be completed by June 2026.

BENEFIT:

Up to £5k funding for their reporting

One-to-one mentoring

In-depth training, in person and online

Industry workshops, including safety, impact, and pitching

Training trip to Colombia, South America

Global promotion of all media pieces by project partners

Membership of the OWM global alumni network 

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