Deadline: 5th June 2023
Without Borders Media Fellowship Programme 2023
Applications are now open the Without Borders Media Fellowship Programme 2023
The Without Borders Media Fellowship aims to encourage cross-border and hyper-local reporting. It leverages scientific storytelling to draw attention to emerging crises in public health and humanitarian aid. Fellows work on their field-intensive projects by engaging closely with mentors, who are experts and thought leaders in journalism and public health, as well as medical and operations specialists from the MSF movement.
Stories from the heart of crises give a voice to the vulnerable, support medical and humanitarian advocacy, and encourage dialogue on humanitarian values. MSF is looking for journalists, photographers, filmmakers, and newsrooms to work together, build communities of practice, and support humanitarian actors to better understand crises and contexts, while working with compassion.
There are two grant categories available for applicants to choose from: the General Grant, which allows applicants to choose from a range of themes, or the MSF-DNDi Grant on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
The Without Borders Media Fellowship aims to:
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- Encourage cross-border and hyper-local reporting on health and humanitarian crises.
- Leverage multimedia storytelling to build public awareness and sensitization.
- Engage a community of actors interested in emergency response and medical action.
- Document and highlight critical practice or policy issues in healthcare delivery.
The Fellowship award aims to support media professionals by providing the following:
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- Reporting costs
- Access to MSF projects
- Knowledge sharing on MSF’s model of care
- Mentorship
- Training/sensitization
- Resources to produce in-depth, insightful reporting.
MSF welcomes applications from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives and Pakistan.
Journalists who work for both English and regional language publications can apply for this fellowship.
Selection Criteria:
- Reporting proposals must be grounded in a significant public health or humanitarian crises, in the countries mentioned above.
- Proposals must align with MSF’s work, social mission, and values.
- Current relevance of the story pitch.
- Innovative storytelling that has the potential to bring new insights to an issue.
- A minimum of 3 years of professional experience is required for applicants.
- Former fellows are eligible to apply, priority will be given to first-time applicants.
