DEADLINE: KSJ Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East

Knight Science Journalism at MIT announces a new one-semester fellowship – the Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East – which will start this year.

The fellowship, developed through a generous gift from the global publishing company, Springer Nature, was created in honor of the pioneering Egyptian science journalist, Mohammed Yahia, who died last year at the age of 41.

Program

Fellows supported by this new program will join the regular KSJ class of journalists for the fall semester in a program of study at MIT and other Cambridge/Boston area universities and in the program’s seminars, training workshops, and field trips throughout the semester.

Benefits

Thanks to a generous grant from Springer Nature, the program will offer a $40,000 stipend for the fellowship period from August 16, 2024 to December 31, 2024. KSJ will also cover the fellow’s health insurance and a $5,000 housing stipend to help with relocation costs.

Fellows will also have access to such benefits as MIT’s program of subsidized public transportation and access to libraries, museums and other Boston area programs as well as connections to a thriving community of science journalists.

Dates

Journalists from Africa and the Middle East will be able to submit their applications for the fellowship between February 1, 2024 and March 1, 2024.
The selected fellow will be announced by the end of March. The first fellow will be hosted by the Knight Science Journalism Program in the fall semester of 2024.

Eligibility

All journalists from the region with at least three years of experience in covering science, health and the environment are encouraged to apply.

Details and application.