Application Deadline: April 30, 2025:
Applications are now open for the 2025 Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship. Are you a Ghanaian journalist eager to uncover how the country is losing money through illicit means? The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has an opportunity for you to make a difference.
This three-month, fully funded residential program will equip 20 selected journalists with hands-on training in investigative journalism, focusing on tax justice, domestic resource mobilis ation, and IFFs.
Requirements
- Open to mid-career journalists with at least four years’ experience.
- Early-career journalists with a strong passion for investigative financial reporting can also apply.
- Applicants must commit to full participation in the residential program (May–July 2025).
- Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Journalists outside the Greater Accra Region are also strongly encouraged to apply.
Benefits
- Intensive mentorship and practical training with the MFWA’s Independent Journalism Project: Fact-Check Ghana and The Fourth Estate.
- Financial and editorial support to produce at least two major investigative and fact-check reports.
- Specialised training on progressive taxation, domestic resource mobilisation, and illicit financial flows.
- A Certificate of Honour upon successful completion.
- Monthly stipend
How to Apply
Send the following documents to applications@mfwa.org by April 30, 2025:
- Motivation letter (Max. 250 words) explaining why you want to join
- Two published news articles (print, TV, radio, or online)
- Letter of consent from your employer (for staff journalists)
- CV with two referees.
Note: This opportunity is open for Ghanaian journalists. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship
