Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Programme 2023 (up to $3,000)
Deadline: 10th of February, 2023
The Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Programme 2023 is now accepting applications. The long-running internship program at Mongabay, which has aided in boosting the skills of environmental journalists in a profession where such experience may be difficult to come by, serves as the foundation for the new Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Programme.
The program has trained and given first-hand reporting experience to several aspiring journalists in more than a dozen nations since 2008. Interns from Mongabay have gone on to pursue jobs as professional journalists, communicators for research institutes, environmental NGOs, and Mongabay itself.
The Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Programme will support up to 12 fellows per year — six
at their global English bureau and six at their Spanish-language bureau, Mongabay-Latam. Each cohort
will consist of three fellows per bureau. Fellows will gain valuable experience working with a range of
editors at their international news outlet, develop their environmental reporting skills, and create a
portfolio of original publications that should help them advance their careers in journalism.
Benefits:
- Each fellow will receive $500 USD a month for the duration of the six-month fellowship, or
$3,000 USD in total. During that time, fellows will work directly with the fellowship editor to
produce six stories. - Fellows will have opportunities to collaborate with multiple Mongabay editors, including
those who specialize in different areas.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be from a low- to upper-middle income tropical country, as classified by the
World Bank. “High-income” tropical countries, such as Singapore and Australia, are excluded
from the fellowship. A list of eligible countries can be found here. - Applicants must be aspiring, early-career environmental journalists.
- Applicants must be able to work remotely and commit to 10 hours per week.
- There is no education requirement to apply for the programme. The fellowship is not linked
to any university. - All application materials must be submitted in the appropriate language (English for the
English-language programme and Spanish for the Spanish-language programme). - All materials must adhere to the guidelines below; applications that do not follow the
guidelines will be disqualified.
Judging Criteria:
- Basic understanding of and interest in reporting and writing news stories;
- Demonstrated interest in conservation issues;
- Demonstrated interest in environmental journalism as a career;
- Proven communication skills;
- Capacity to fulfill all of the fellowship requirements and reporting plans.
Application:
On the application form, you will be asked to fill out basic contact information, answer a few questions
about your interest, and upload the following documents:
- Resume (1-2 pages maximum)
- Cover letter (1 page maximum) introducing yourself and answering:
- What are your career goals, and how does environmental journalism fit in?
- Why should Mongabay select you for this fellowship?
- One writing sample in a journalistic style (published or unpublished) related to conservation
or other environmental issues
