KSJ Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East 2025-2026 ($40,000 stipend)

Deadline: January 15, 2025

Applications are open for the KSJ Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East 2025-2026. This new one-semester fellowship, hosted by the Knight Science Journalism Program (KSJ) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was impressed by the life and profession of Egyptian science journalist Mohammed Yahia. The fellowship was created in partnership with Springer Nature, writer of Nature Middle East, which grew to be an vital contributor to science reporting in the area underneath Yahia’s management from 2010-2023.

The fellowship goals to counterpoint the coaching of a journalist from Africa or the Middle East to allow them to contribute to a tradition of high-quality science and well being journalism in these areas, in addition to elevating consciousness of regional advances in the remainder of the world. This shall be a one-semester fellowship, held in the fall of 2025. The fellow will be part of different KSJ fellows in a program of research at MIT and different Cambridge/Boston space universities and in the program’s seminars, coaching workshops and subject journeys all through the semester.

Benefits

• $40,000 stipend for the semester
• MIT medical insurance
• A journey and housing stipend paid close to the begin of the fellowship
• Full entry to MIT advantages resembling backed public transportation, entry to museums and different packages in the space
• Connections to a thriving group of science journalists

Eligibility

To be eligible for the fellowship, candidates should:

• Be journalists primarily based in Africa and/or the Middle East with at the least three years’ expertise reporting on science, well being or environmental points in the area. 
• Be reporters, writers, editors, producers, illustrators, filmmakers, or photojournalists. This consists of work for newspapers, magazines, tv, radio, and digital media.

The applicant chosen to take part in the Fellowship at MIT should meet the following expectations:

• Reside full-time in the Boston-Cambridge space for the MIT from August 16, 2025 to mid-December 2025.
• Attend subject journeys, seminars, and required coaching classes organized by KSJ.
• Develop a course of research that features at the least one science course. Fellows audit programs at MIT, Harvard and different space universities. 
• Refrain from outdoors paid skilled work throughout the Fellowship, except written permission has been granted by the director.

Application

Each applicant should submit the following paperwork: 

• Statement of Purpose: Describe, in 500 phrases or much less, why you wish to take part in the Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East and the way it suits along with your skilled targets.
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae: Provide a quick overview of your training, work historical past, and skilled honors. (Freelancers ought to embody a listing of freelance jobs accomplished in the previous 12 months. Include every story, venue, and date of publication or broadcast.)
• Three Work Samples: Provide three (3) related work samples. Choose samples that finest illustrate your curiosity and talents. Please embody a translation for any work not produced in English.
• Letter of Professional Reference: Provide at the least one (1) letter of advice; extra letters are non-compulsory. The letter ought to come from a person aware of your work and ought to remark in your talents and your dedication to journalism. Applicants will present the identify and e-mail tackle for their recommenders in the utility type, and letter requests shall be despatched to the recommenders robotically.

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For extra info, go to KSJ Fellowship.