The African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2025) Fellowships for Investigative Journalists (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)

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Application Deadline: 23 May 2025, 5pm (SAST).

Applications are actually open for the 2025 African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2025) Fellowships. The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) returns to Wits University from 5 to 7 November 2025 for its twenty first version. The Wits Centre for Journalism invites journalists, media professionals, trainers and teachers to submit proposals round audio system, panels, themes or coaching that may elevate this yr’s occasion and assist form a wealthy, fascinating and related programme.

The African Investigative Journalism Conference is operating two Fellowship tracks in 2025 — one for practising early-career journalists below the age of 30 with 5 or much less years’ expertise, and one for mid-career journalists with 5 or extra years’ expertise. Applications from freelance journalists are welcome.

Requirements

• You will need to have a sound passport (legitimate for at the very least six months after the convention dates). Applicants have to be conscious that chosen fellows are required to produce at the very least one piece of investigative journalism (on-line, print, or broadcast) impressed from materials gathered on the 2025 convention, to be revealed no later than three months after its conclusion.
• Applicants should additionally present proof of id to confirm their age, and embrace a CV that refers to revealed work. 

Benefits

• The fellowship will cowl main journey prices, together with return flights out of your home nation to the convention, shuttles, lodging, convention charges, in addition to meals through the convention.

#AIJC2025 shall be held at Wits University in Johannesburg from 5 to 7 November 2025.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the African Investigative Journalism Conference Fellowships