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Application Deadline: May 26, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) Adejumobi Adegbite Fellowship. The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) is accepting applications for the Adejumobi Adegbite Fellowship for Young Journalists, a one-year program honoring the memory of the late journalist and U.S. Consulate Lagos’ Information Specialist, who passed away in July 2023.
With support from the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, the fellowship is open to early-career journalists with an interest in investigative, multimedia, and data-driven reporting.
Eligibility Requirements
- The fellowship is open only to emerging Nigerian journalists with less than five years work experience. Interns, freelance journalists, part-time and full-time media professionals are eligible.
- This is a wholly Nigerian fellowship. Applicants must be active working journalists who are permanently resident in Nigeria and are not alumni or prior participants of any U.S. government exchange programs.
- Each journalist must submit two investigative stories published in the 24 months preceding the submission deadline.
- Entries that include features, analyses, and op-eds will be disqualified.
- Short-listed candidates must be available to participate in the opening and closing sessions in Lagos, and two online sessions in between.
Benefits
- The 10 successful fellows will receive mobile journalism tools, guidance, and mentorship to produce impactful public interest stories.
How to Apply
Applicants are to email the following to [email protected] on or before Monday, May 26, 2025:
- Two investigative stories published in the 24 months preceding the submission deadline.
- A personal statement of not more than 1000 words examining what inspires you as a journalist, and how this fellowship can help you advance your career goals.
- A curriculum vitae.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the FIJ Adejumobi Adegbite Fellowship