Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Berlin Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Applications for the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Berlin Fellowship 2026 at the moment are open. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Germany will as soon as once more invite journalists from nations with restricted freedom of press and knowledge to Berlin for his or her annual fellowship program.

The RSF Fellowship Program is designed to supply a protected area for journalists. Fellows will be capable to take break day from their each day obligations to get well from their troublesome working circumstances. They will be taught new expertise to raised shield themselves by taking part in a complete security coaching program.

The 2026 RSF Fellowship runs from June till November and encompasses:

• A complete, arms-on coaching program in digital safety, incl. particular person threat evaluation
• Workshops on security and resilience constructing for journalists masking delicate points
• Peer-to-peer alternate inside a cohort of colleagues from totally different areas {and professional} backgrounds
• Insights into the actions of Reporters Without Borders, a globally-lively human rights group
• Networking with German media professionals and newsrooms
• Opportunities to fulfill with related stakeholders of German civil society and coverage fields
• Holistic help for particular person psychosocial wants

Benefits

RSF will cowl:

• Visa and journey bills
• Assistance with all visa-associated issues
• A furnished studio condo in Berlin during the fellowship
• A month-to-month stipend for residing bills
• Travel and medical insurance 
• Public transportation prices inside Germany
• Travel to networking occasions and/or journalism conferences 
• A co-working area in a Berlin media hub
• Touristic and social actions 

Eligibility

• Open to working journalists with a minimum of three years {of professional} expertise. This contains journalists working as full-time employees, freelance or citizen journalists, in any sort of medium.
• They actively search to advertise range and encourage candidates from numerous backgrounds to apply.

Expectations embrace:

• Fellows are anticipated to be open to exchanging candidly about their processes, experiences and challenges as a working journalist inside a gaggle of friends from numerous backgrounds. 
• Fellows are anticipated to share the data they purchase through the fellowship program with colleagues of their home area. 
• Fellows are anticipated to return to their home area or nation of residence (together with third nations of everlasting residency) after the fellowship.
• The fellowship program will probably be carried out completely in English and fellows are anticipated to talk, learn, and write English fluently to completely take part on this OPPORTUNITY.

Application

Be ready to submit the next:

• A accomplished on-line application kind
• A scan of your passport 
• CV 
• Contact data for 2 skilled references

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to RSF Fellowship.