DW Akademie Dialogue Fund: Innovation and Integrity 2025

Fellowship Partially funded Closed

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DW Akademie Windhoek, Namibia 2025

Information

The DW Akademie Dialogue Fund: Innovation and Integrity 2025 funds a fellowship for individuals in journalism in Southern Africa to develop or implement an AI use case for journalism. The programme provides coaching, specialised training, and a stipend, with travel expenses covered, to support hands-on, innovative solutions for reliable and balanced journalism in the public interest.

Benefits

Stipend, coaching, specialised training, check-ins with fellow media innovators, seed funding, and ongoing support to develop and implement the idea.

Eligibility

Applicants must have their idea and participation endorsed by their organisation; be at least 21 years old (or older); have a passport if from outside Namibia; be able to travel to Windhoek, Namibia; be based in Namibia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, or Lesotho; commit to ethical journalism.

Application

Pitch your idea to a selection panel; shortlisted applicants participate in follow-up conversations; submit via the provided Google Forms application link.

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Opportunity Details

TypeFellowship

FundingPartially funded

OrganiserDW Akademie

LocationWindhoek, Namibia

Dates January 26, 2026 – January 30, 2026

Open toEligible participants are based in Namibia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, or Lesotho and must be able to travel to Windhoek, Namibia.

Agefrom 21 years

Open to all subjects