Name of the Event: The Bertha Challenge Fellowship
Date: January 2025
Place: Home Country
Last Date of Application: 12 July 2024
Link to Apply:
Bertha Foundation announced the launch of the sixth Bertha Challenge: an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year working on one pressing social justice challenge and to deliver a body of work at the end of the Fellowship year.
The sixth Bertha Challenge will begin in January 2025 with a focus on farming and the climate crisis.
Fellowship Offer:
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Income for each Bertha Fellow for one year
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A Project Fund for each Bertha Fellow to produce a culminating product that responds to the question posed by the Bertha Challenge
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A Connect Fund specifically designed to encourage collaboration between Fellows
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Peer and mentor support in the form of regular virtual check-ins with Bertha staff and a cohort of Bertha Fellows
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Global convening of Bertha Fellows at the start of the Bertha Challenge.
Fellowship Requirements
This is a full-time Fellowship. Bertha Fellows will spend their time working in their home countries and be required to:
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Attend an in-person global convening that will take place towards the beginning of the Fellowship
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Develop and deliver a culminating product that responds to the Bertha Challenge question
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Participate in two virtual meetings per month, and occasionally facilitate these meetings
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Develop local and global network relationships.
Application Requirements
All applicants must submit:
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A completed online application form
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A brief resume/CV in English of no more than three pages
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A list of 2-4 referees including name, relationship to the applicant and contact details
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A signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from the prospective host organization – including commensurate salary and any benefits provided.
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Examples of previous work.
We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at – berthachallenge@berthafoundation.org