Mongabay Africa Scholarships for Environmental Journalism 2024

This informs the public about the Mongabay Africa Scholarships for Environmental Journalism 2024. Details about the Program are given below.Mongabay Africa Scholarships for Environmental Journalism

In addition to its English- and Spanish-speaking fellowship programs, Mongabay Africa’s French-speaking fellowship program for environmental journalism supports up to 12 fellows per year. Each cohort will consist of six fellows from various countries. 

Program Details

Under the supervision of the editors-in-chief, fellows will gain valuable experience in our international news organization. There they will develop their skills in environmental reporting and create a portfolio of original publications, intended to help them in their career development.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must aspire to pursue a career as an environmental journalist
  • Applicants must be able to work remotely with a good internet connection and webcam and commit to a total of 10 hours of work per week.
  • For this first cohort, candidates must reside in one of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger or Togo.
  • No level of education is required to apply. This scholarship program is not linked to any university.
  • All application documents must be submitted in the appropriate language (French for the French-speaking program).
  • All documents must comply with the guidelines below or risk disqualification.

Required Qualifications

  • Understanding of the basics of reporting and interest in writing news articles 
  • Interest in nature conservation issues
  • Aspire to a career as an environmental journalist 
  • Proven information and writing skills
  • Ability to meet scholarship program planning requirements
  • Any affinity towards multimedia content will be carefully considered

How to Apply

For those interested in the Mongabay Africa Scholarships for Environmental Journalism 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Apply here for the French-speaking program.

Apply here for the English program.

Apply here for the Spanish-speaking program.

On the application form, you will be asked to fill in your contact details, answer a few questions about your interests and upload the following documents:

  • A CV (1-2 pages maximum)
  • A cover letter (1 page maximum) to introduce yourself and answer these questions: 
    • What are your career goals? How are they linked to environmental journalism?
    • Why should Mongabay select you for this program? 
  • An example of a text (published or not) written in a journalistic style linked to an environmental theme. 

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 March 2024.

Open this link for more details about Mongabay Africa Scholarships for Environmental Journalism 2024.

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