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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