NileWell 2023 Scientist-Journalist Co-Production Fellowship Program for African Journalists

Published: 05 Apr 2023

This program is through the NileWell platform. NileWell is InfoNile’s new online platform whose main objective is to  connect journalists and scientists in the Nile Basin. The program is being run in partnership with the Nile Basin Capacity Building Network Foundation and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, with funding from JRS Biodiversity Foundation and IHE Delft’s Water and Development Partnership Programme.

The co-production fellowship program seeks to improve the communication between the scientific community, the media,and audiences in the Nile Basin, including local communities, individuals and organizations working in the fields of water and environmental conservation, and policymakers.

This program also aims to facilitate collaboration between scientists and journalists working in or around water-related fields to enhance the media understanding of science and research. By partnering with each other, scientists and journalists will work together to make science more accessible, understandable, and engaging to each other and the public.

Journalists with an interest in water and environment; and scientists and researchers from different disciplines working on topics related to water and/or the environment, such as climate change; biodiversity; water quality; WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene); water infrastructure, hydrology; and social sciences in the Nile Basin countries are invited to apply for this program running from May to December 2023.

NileWell Scientist-Journalist Co-Production Fellowship Program

Application Deadline	April 10, 2023
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Country to study	Dominican Republic
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	NileWell
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of NileWell Scientist-Journalist Co-Production Fellowship Program

This program will entail an inception in-person residential training workshop for both scientists and journalists on how to work together effectively; follow-up online training and mentorship sessions on specific topics; collaborative projects between scientists and journalists to produce communication outputs; and events that bring scientists and journalists together to showcase their work with the general public.

Requirements for NileWell Scientist-Journalist Co-Production Fellowship Program

• Professional journalist with an interest in reporting on water-related science
• Scientists and researchers from different disciplines working on topics related to water and/or the environment

Selection Process

Selection

• 16 participants (8 journalists and 8 scientists) will be selected and trained on biodiversity reporting, transboundary water resources reporting, science journalism, science communication, and data journalism during the fellowship program.
• This program will entail an inception in-person residential training workshop for both scientists and journalists on how to work together effectively; follow-up online training and mentorship sessions on specific topics; collaborative projects between scientists and journalists to produce communication outputs; and events that bring scientists and journalists together to showcase their work with the general public.
• During the program, participants will then co-produce communication outputs based on the scientists’ research such as stories, podcasts, Twitter threads, blog posts, short videos, MoJo videos and others.

Application Deadline

April 10, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to NileWell on docs.google.com to apply