CIPESA Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship 2025 for Eastern Africa.

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Application Deadline: 21 April 2025 – 18.00 East African Time.

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025 CIPESA Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship. This regional fellowship goals to construct a brand new era of journalists with the data and expertise to research and report on Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital Public Goods (DPGs). The fellowship is impressed by the same Co-Develop-funded initiative applied by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), which supported fellows to supply over 100 impactful tales that spurred public debate and influenced coverage.

Through rigorous coaching, mentorship, and monetary assist, chosen journalists will discover the guarantees, challenges, and lived experiences associated to DPI throughout Eastern Africa.

Eligibility Criteria

The fellowship is open to journalists based mostly within the following Eastern Africa nations:

Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Applicants should:

• Be a working towards journalist with not less than three years {of professional} expertise.
• Demonstrate sturdy curiosity or expertise in reporting on digital applied sciences, governance, human rights, or growth.
• Be proficient in English or French. 
• Be out there to completely take part within the three-month fellowship and in post-fellowship actions.
• Be affiliated with a reputable media outlet prepared to assist their reporting.
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Fellowship Details

Duration: 6 months (June–December 2025).

Structure:

• June 2025: Virtual coaching workshops and editorial steering.
• July 2025: Story growth and mentoring.
• August 2025: In-person workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, peer studying, and superior coaching.

Outputs: Each Fellow is predicted to supply not less than three high-quality, revealed tales on DPI or DPGs in the course of the fellowship.

Benefits

• A grant of as much as USD 1,500 to assist story manufacturing.
• Access to reporting grants post-fellowship.
• Mentorship from senior journalists and digital coverage specialists.
• Certificate of Completion.
• Travel, lodging, and incidental bills for the in-person workshop

Selection Process

The choice shall be based mostly on advantage and demonstrated curiosity in DPI-related reporting. The course of consists of:

• Initial application screening.
• Interviews with shortlisted candidates.
• Final choice by a panel of media and coverage specialists.
• Women and early-career journalists are strongly inspired to apply.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the CIPESA Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship