Journalists and scientists in the Nile Basin countries can apply for a fellowship.
InfoNile, through its NileWell platform, is accepting applications for the NileWell Scientist-Journalist Co-Production Fellowship Program. The program aims to facilitate collaboration between scientists and journalists working in or around water-related fields to enhance the media understanding of science and research.
Eight journalists and eight scientists will be selected to participate in the fellowship. They will be trained on biodiversity reporting, transboundary water resources reporting, science journalism, science communication and data journalism.
The fellowship runs June 2024 to March 2025.
Journalists and scientists from the following Nile Basin countries can apply: Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, DRC, Ethiopia and Rwanda.
The deadline is March 31.