“The African Liberty Writing Fellowship program is a year-long program designed to train young Africans with career interests in academia, media, public policy, or any other critical-and-analytical-writing-related career in opinion article writing. We have helped our fellows get featured in leading African and non-Africa media outlets. You may visit our Media Hits page to see what fellows published in the last four cohorts.
Accepted applicants will complete a five-week mandatory online training. The top candidates from the five-week training will be admitted as African Liberty writing fellows. The five-week training starts on May 21, 2024 and ends on June 18, 2024. The writing fellowship starts on July 8, 2024 and ends on July 8, 2025.
BENEFITS:
• Access to expert instructors.
• 12-month writing fellowship.
• Get published in Africa’s top newspapers.
• Monthly stipend for top contributors.
• Opportunity for TV and radio features.
ELIGIBILITY:
An applicant has to be enrolled in, or must have graduated from, an African institution of higher learning. Or, be an African pursuing higher education outside the continent”
APPLICATION:
Visit the application page and complete the application form here.
Applications should be submitted on or before April 30, 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered”
For more information, visit the African Liberty website.
