Bertha Challenge Fellowship 2022: (Deadline 3 July 2021)

Details

The Bertha Challenge Fellowships for Activists and Investigative Journalists. It is an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year producing a body of work that responds to one pressing social justice challenge. Successful applicants will receive non-residential paid fellowships and project budgets to work independently and together to:

Investigate the causes of and solutions to the annual Bertha Challenge.
Amplify their findings to a wider targeted audience.
Connect with diverse stakeholders for information, support and impact.

Role

This is a full-time fellowship. Bertha Fellows will spend the majority of their time working in their home countries and be required to:

Attend in-person global convenings that take place at the beginning and end of the Bertha Challenge.
Develop and deliver a culminating product that responds to the challenge question.
Participate in two virtual meetings per month, and occasionally facilitate these meetings.
Develop local and global network relationships.

Benefits

Bertha Challenge Fellowship has the following benefits for Activists and Investigative Journalists

Income for each Bertha Fellow for one year.
A Project Fund for each Bertha Fellow to produce a culminating product that responds to the question posed by the Bertha Challenge.
A Connect Fund specifically designed to encourage collaboration between Fellows.
Peer and mentor support in the form of regular virtual check-ins with Bertha staff and a cohort of Bertha Fellows.
Global convenings of Bertha Fellows at the start and end of the Bertha Challenge.

Application Requirements

All applicants must submit:

A completed online application form
A brief resume/CV in English of no more than three pages
A list of 2-4 referees including name, relationship to applicant and contact details
A signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from your prospective host organization – including commensurate salary and any benefits provided.
Journalist applicants are also asked to submit examples of previously published work.

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