African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) Fellowship 2025 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: May 23, 2025

Applications are open for the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) Fellowship 2025. The African Investigative Journalism Conference is operating two Fellowship tracks in 2025 — one for working towards early-profession journalists below the age of 30 with 5 or much less years’ expertise, and one for mid-profession journalists with 5 or extra years’ expertise. #AIJC2025 will probably be held at Wits University in Johannesburg from 5 to 7 November 2025.

The annual African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), an initiative of the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ), is the most important gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent. Now in its twenty first yr (2025), the convention is normally held over three days late within the yr (October/November), the place journalists from Africa and elsewhere collect at Wits University to community, share concepts and tales, have fun wonderful, groundbreaking work, and study from each other by way of a collection of lectures, workshops, masterclasses and seminars.

Cost

• 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.

Eligibility

• You should have a sound passport (legitimate for at the least six months after the convention dates).
• Applicants have to be conscious that chosen fellows are required to provide at the least one piece of investigative journalism (on-line, print, or broadcast) impressed from materials gathered on the 2025 convention, to be printed 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 printed work.
• Applications from freelance journalists are welcome.

Application

Application deadline is May 23, 2025 at 5pm (SAST). Late submission is not going to be thought of.

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For extra data, go to AIJC Fellowship.