Africa Uncensored x DW Akademie AI in the Newsroom Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: April 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Africa Uncensored x DW Akademie AI in the Newsroom Fellowship 2026. This is a six-month intensive program designed to bridge the hole between journalism and rising applied sciences.

This shouldn’t be a fellowship about “chatting” with AI. It is a technical laboratory for journalists who need to construct options. From June to December 2026, chosen fellows will work on constructing merchandise for adoption in their newsrooms and work environments, in addition to the growth of bespoke AI workflows for editorial processes.

If you’re trying to undertake and use AI instruments, or in the event you’re already dabbling with AI-assisted journalism and need to develop your skillset, this fellowship supplies the mentorship and technical framework to make it occur.

Benefits

• Technical Upskilling: Deep dives into AI instruments for information journalism, AI literacy trainings, and pairing with specialists in the AI area.
• Project Mentorship: Dedicated assist that can assist you transfer from a “bottleneck” to a completed, polished instrument that is able to deploy.
• Collaborative Network: Join a cohort of media professionals dedicated to elevating the technical bar in journalism.
• Resource Access: Hands-on expertise with a devoted sandbox of instruments, and the frameworks wanted to deal with rising and current challenges.

Eligibility

• They are in search of journalists, editors and information content material creators with an curiosity in AI-supported journalism, and who’re in a position to outline a transparent use case stating how they plan to make use of AI instruments to resolve a problem they’ve identifed, and who’re in a position to make use of AI instruments to advance their work.
• Fellows shall be required to establish a concrete downside inside their newsroom and exhibit how their proposed AI prototype will assist remedy it. Additionally, candidates shall be anticipated to submit a letter of dedication from their newsroom, or if a freelancer, a private letter of dedication for the proposed mission.

You are a great candidate if:

• You have a transparent thought of the place your wants are, and the way AI may help you deal with these challenges.
• You are snug experimenting with new instruments and have a “hacker” mindset towards downside-fixing.
• You are dedicated to the full mission cycle (June – December).
• You need to responsibly undertake and use AI-augmented reporting instruments in your journalism.

Application

Ready to rework your reporting? Fill out the application type. They are in search of initiatives that prioritize transparency, monetary accountability, and public curiosity.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to AI in the Newsroom Fellowship.