Deadline: May 23, 2025
Applications are open for the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) Fellowship 2025. The African Investigative Journalism Conference is running two Fellowship tracks in 2025 — one for practicing early-career journalists under the age of 30 with five or less years’ experience, and one for mid-career journalists with five or more years’ experience. #AIJC2025 will be held at Wits University in Johannesburg from 5 to 7 November 2025.
The annual African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), an initiative of the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ), is the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent. Now in its 21st year (2025), the conference is usually held over three days late in the year (October/November), where journalists from Africa and elsewhere gather at Wits University to network, share ideas and stories, celebrate excellent, groundbreaking work, and learn from one another through a series of lectures, workshops, masterclasses and seminars.
Cost
- The fellowship will cover major travel costs, including return flights from your home country to the conference, shuttles, accommodation, conference fees, as well as meals during the conference.
Eligibility
- You must have a valid passport (valid for at least six months after the conference dates).
- Applicants must be aware that selected fellows are required to produce at least one piece of investigative journalism (online, print, or broadcast) inspired from material gathered at the 2025 conference, to be published no later than three months after its conclusion.
- Applicants must also provide proof of identity to verify their age and include a CV that refers to published work.
- Applications from freelance journalists are welcome.
Application
Application deadline is May 23, 2025 at 5pm (SAST). Late submission will not be considered.
For more information, visit AIJC Fellowship.
