Name of the Event: The Bertha Challenge Fellowship
Date: January 2025
Place: Home Country
Last Date of Application: 12 July 2024
Link to Apply:
Bertha Foundation announced the launch of the sixth Bertha Challenge: an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year working on one pressing social justice challenge and to deliver a body of work at the end of the Fellowship year.
The sixth Bertha Challenge will begin in January 2025 with a focus on farming and the climate crisis.
Fellowship Offer:
Income for each Bertha Fellow for one year
A Project Fund for each Bertha Fellow to produce a culminating product that responds to the question posed by the Bertha Challenge
A Connect Fund specifically designed to encourage collaboration between Fellows
Peer and mentor support in the form of regular virtual check-ins with Bertha staff and a cohort of Bertha Fellows
Global convening of Bertha Fellows at the start of the Bertha Challenge.
Fellowship Requirements
This is a full-time Fellowship. Bertha Fellows will spend their time working in their home countries and be required to:
Attend an in-person global convening that will take place towards the beginning of the Fellowship
Develop and deliver a culminating product that responds to the Bertha Challenge question
Participate in two virtual meetings per month, and occasionally facilitate these meetings
Develop local and global network relationships.
Application Requirements
All applicants must submit:
A completed online application form
A brief resume/CV in English of no more than three pages
A list of 2-4 referees including name, relationship to the applicant and contact details
A signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from the prospective host organization – including commensurate salary and any benefits provided.
Examples of previous work.
We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - berthachallenge@berthafoundation.org
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