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AIJC2024 – CALL FOR MASTERCLASS FELLOWSHIPS

Application Deadline: August 30, 2024

LOCATION: South Africa.

The African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2024), in partnership with SKUP,  the Association for Critical and Investigative Press in Norway, and Bellingcat, will host an intensive training course on the latest investigative journalism techniques, taking place over three days immediately preceding the annual AIJC conference scheduled for 30 October to 1 November 2024 at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

Masterclass attendance fellowships will be granted to experienced investigative journalists and trainers from African countries, based on their track records and recent work as reflected in their application answers.

The masterclass on digital forensics, verification and OSINT tools, conducted by the Bellingcat team in English, will run from Sunday 27 October to Tuesday 29 October. Masterclass fellows will also be able to attend the AIJC conference and training sessions.

Successful applicants need valid passports and must arrange their own visas if required, and must be available to travel from 25/26 October to 1/2/3 November 2024.

Applications close on 30 August and successful applicants will be contacted before the end of August.

Please follow this link to complete the application.

BENEFIT:

Fellows can also apply for additional travel and accommodation support (excluding home-country transport, insurance, visas, personal in-country transport, or hotel incidentals).

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AFRICA CDC YOUNG AFRICAN PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARS PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: August 31, 2024

LOCATION: South Africa

Africa CDC instituted an annual scholarship programme that awards scholarships to 10 young African scholars for an 18-month master’s degree study in epidemiology at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health, South Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

Preference is given to candidates currently working with the NPHI in their respective countries, and the purpose is to strengthen the public health workforce capacity of African Union Member States. Interested candidates can apply for any of the following courses: epidemiology and biostatistics, field epidemiology, infectious diseases epidemiology, public health informatics, biostatistics, and implementation science. 

The first cohort of eight scholars began their studies at the school in 2018 and the deadline for applications is August 31 each year. 

For more information, send your enquiries to: africacdcscholarships@africa-union.org.

BENEFIT:

10 young African scholars are awarded scholarships for an 18-month master’s degree study in epidemiology annually.

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