African Liberty Writing Fellowship program 2024 for African Writers

Apply now for the African Liberty Writing Fellowship program 2024 for African Writers

Application Deadline: 30th April 2024

About the African Liberty Writing Fellowship program: Applications are now open for the African Liberty Writing Fellowship Program. 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.

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.  

Type: Fellowship

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.

Eligible Countries: African countries

To be Taken at: The entire program, from the 5-week training to the last day of fellowship, is done entirely online.

Number of Awards: no more than 30 fellows

Value of Award: This is a paid fellowship. Compensation is contingent upon a monthly assessment. Please beware that we do not consider financial compensation until a fellow is inducted.

Benefit:

• 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. 

Duration of Award: 1 year

How to Apply: Apply Now

• It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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