MFWA Digital Public Infrastructure Journalism Fellowship Programme 2025 for Nigerian Journalists (US$250 monthly stipend)

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Application Deadline: September 12, 2025.

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025 MFWA Digital Public Infrastructure Journalism Fellowship Programme. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), with funding help and in partnership with Co-Develop, is launching a name for purposes for the third cohort of the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship Programme.

The DPI Journalism Fellowship undertaking which commenced in 2023 seeks to construct a corps of knowledgeable journalists geared up with the required information and expertise to report and contribute to rising public entry to info, better public consciousness, and extra strong engagement in Digital Public Infrastructure/Digital Public Goods (DPGs) coverage growth and implementation all through the West African area. So far sixty-five journalists from ten international locations have been part of the Fellowship.

The Fellowship will give attention to choosing 15 skilled journalists from Nigeria to take part in a six-month fellowship from October 2025 to March 2026.

The Fellowship consists of each digital and in-person parts, with an in-country capacity-building session for the chosen fellows. It will embrace coaching workshops, mentorship, and story manufacturing on DPI/DPGs points. Quarterly digital follow-up refreshers may even be held for the Fellows and Fellowship Alumni, facilitating knowledge-sharing and collaboration on DPI/DPGs points.

By the tip of the Fellowship, every fellow is anticipated to have produced a minimum of six important tales on DPI/DPGs. Fellows can be required to publish their tales of their respective information media organisations. Fellows may even obtain a certificates of participation.

Benefits:

• Training and mentorship Opportunities
• Monthly stipend of US$250 per Fellow for the primary three months of the Fellowship
• Reporting grants for Fellows (as much as US$300 per story)
• Partner newsrooms can be supported with a one time cost of US$1000 beneath a DPI/DPGs Newsroom Partnership Programme
• Travel grants to help finest DPI/DPG Reporters to take part in worldwide trainings or convenings that can additional improve their information and capability on DPI/DPG points

Selection Criteria:

• Ability to work cooperatively in various teams and to respect the opinions of others
• Strong social and communication expertise
• An energetic, constructive perspective to work

• Proven document of diligent journalistic reporting backed by analysis
• Basic information, curiosity, or skilled expertise in ICTs and digitalisation points

NB: Applications ought to embrace a 350-word assertion of curiosity, a CV with two referees, a press release of help from the applicant’s media organisation, and a duplicate of a nationwide ID.

Apply Now for the MFWA Digital Public Infrastructure Journalism Fellowship Programme

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MFWA Digital Public Infrastructure Journalism Fellowship Programme