Deadline: April 30, 2025
Applications for the African Liberty Writing Fellowship 2025/2026 are now open. 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. Through the fellowship, they have helped fellows get featured in leading African and non-Africa media outlets.
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 23 May 2025 and ends on 20 June 2025. The writing fellowship starts on 11 July 2025 and ends on 14 July 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 must be enrolled in or have graduated from an African institution of higher learning OR
- Be an African pursuing higher education outside the continent.
Application
Applications should be submitted on or before 30 April 2025. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
For more information, visit African Liberty Writing Fellowship.
