Earth Journalism Network (EJN) Reporting Fellowships 2024 (€6,000 stipend) | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) Reporting Fellowships 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

Earth Journalism Network (EJN) Reporting Fellowships 2024

About Earth Journalism Network (EJN) Reporting Fellowships 2024

EJN is seeking four exceptional environmental reporters for a new fellowship initiative which will provide journalistic training and mentorship, a quarterly salary stipend and funding for story production, travel and professional development opportunities. Each of these four Fellows will primarily focus on a different area of environmental journalism — climate change, biodiversity, the ocean and One Health — and will develop their skills and networks to become leaders in these reporting spaces. EJN Reporting Fellows will also have the opportunity to broaden their understanding and produce stories in the other three thematic areas.

Program Details

One fellowship will be awarded for each thematic area of reporting, and interested journalists must indicate which fellowship they wish to apply for. EJN Fellows that are awarded this first-of-its-kind opportunity will:

  • Attend an orientation workshop hosted by EJN to strengthen their reporting skills and meet the other participating Fellows;
  • Receive mentorship from senior journalists with expertise in each thematic area to provide 1-1 guidance, reporters’ resources and editorial support for their reporting;
  • Build thematic expertise by learning from and interviewing experts in all four focus areas;
  • Hone reporting skills through training on data journalism, Mojo, solutions journalism, fact checking, data visualization and more;
  • Receive a quarterly stipend of 6,000 EUR to cover expenses for story production and the Fellows’ time;
  • Receive 6,000 EUR per Fellow to cover travel to conferences, travel for story production, professional development opportunities and more;
  • Engage in peer-to-peer learning and exchange.

Eligibility

Applications are open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, multimedia, new media). We encourage applications from freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organizations — international, national and local.

Eligible applicants for the EJN Reporting Fellowship must:

  • Be a professional journalist from or representing an established media house and reporting from a low- or middle-income country.
  • Have a minimum of 5 years of journalistic experience.
  • Have demonstrable interest and experience reporting on one of the four thematic areas, and provide recent, relevant and journalistic work samples on those topics, which can be uploaded as documents or web links.
  • Be able to participate fully in an English-language fellowship. For the purposes of this opportunity, we will only be accepting applications in English.
  • Commit to participating in all fellowship activities, with the full support of their media house.
  • Commit to being part of an online community with current and future Fellows.
  • Have strong and stable internet access for the purposes of virtual activities (minimum 1.2Mbps).
  • Provide a signed letter of support from an editor, producer, or supervisor who can confirm that you will be allocated time to participate in all fellowship activities (equivalent of 2 days per week for the duration of the fellowship), and that reports will be published or broadcast in an established media outlet. Freelancers are welcome to apply but must provide a letter of support from a media outlet for which they intend to report. The template for this letter of support is provided for freelancers here and staffers here.
  • Provide 2 signed professional references (letters of recommendation) from supervisors or professional associates who are familiar with your journalistic abilities, qualifications, training and interests.

Note: You’ll be asked to upload these supporting documents once you start the application process, so please have them ready.

EJN reserves the right to disqualify applicants from consideration if they have been found to have engaged in unethical or improper professional conduct.

Judging criteria    

We are looking for applicants who meet the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated experience covering climate change, biodiversity, the ocean and/or One Health topics;
  • Long-term commitment to the field of journalism and in continuing to report on these topics;
  • A relationship with an established media house and a signed letter of support from an editor/producer/supervisor agreeing to publish or broadcast any work produced during the fellowship.
  • EJN also considers the need to assemble a diverse cohort of journalists from different types of media houses, media and geographies.

Earth Journalism Network (EJN) Reporting Fellowships 2024 Application

  • Click the ‘Apply now’ button at the top of this page.
  • If you have an existing account, you’ll need to log in. Since we recently updated our website, you might have to reset your password by clicking the “Forgot password?” link in the login page. If you don’t have an account, you must register by clicking “Log in” on the top right of the page and click on the “Sign up” link at the bottom of the page that opens. Click here for detailed instructions on how to create an account, and here for detailed instructions on how to reset your password.
  • If you start the application and want to come back and complete it later, you can click ‘Save Draft.’ To return to the draft, you’ll need to go back to the opportunity and click ‘Apply now’ again to finalize the application.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to participate in EJN’s new research study evaluating the state of climate and environmental journalism globally. The survey is available in 11 languages for journalists and editors covering climate and environment and will close on December 8. You can take the survey here and read more about the goals of the project here

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.  Please consider submitting at least one day in advance of the deadline to avoid any issues.

If you encounter difficulties with submitting your application or have questions about the grants, please email info.ejn@internews.org. Do not contact any other Internews email regarding this opportunity, as we will not receive it.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 16 November 2023.

Open this link for more details about Earth Journalism Network (EJN) Reporting Fellowships 2024.

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