Program Description:

Title: Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship 2025

Application Deadline: April 30, 2025

Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship 2025 Overview

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), with support from Oxfam in Ghana, is inviting applications for the 6th edition of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship. This three-month, fully funded residential fellowship aims to equip 20 selected Ghanaian journalists with the skills to investigate Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), tax justice, and domestic revenue mobilisation.

---

Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship 2025 Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be Ghanaian journalists

• Be mid-career with at least 4 years’ experience, or

• Be early-career journalists with a strong passion for investigative financial journalism

• Be willing to fully participate in the residential program

• Women and journalists outside the Greater Accra Region are strongly encouraged to apply

Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship 2025 Benefits

• Monthly stipend during the program

• Hands-on mentorship and training with MFWA’s Fact-Check Ghana and The Fourth Estate

• Editorial and financial support to produce at least two major reports

• Specialised training on IFFs, tax justice, and domestic revenue mobilisation

• Certificate of Honour upon successful completion

Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship 2025 Fellowship/Program Components

• Intensive investigative journalism training

• Field reporting support

• Publication of impactful investigative and fact-check stories

• Collaboration with experienced journalists and editors

Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship 2025 Application Requirements

Applicants must email the following to applications@mfwa.org by April 30, 2025:

1. Motivation letter (max. 250 words)

2. Two published articles (in print, TV, radio, or online)

3. Letter of consent from employer (for staff journalists)

4. CV with contact details of two referees

Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship 2025 Selection Criteria

• Journalistic experience and passion for investigative reporting

• Relevance of past work in financial journalism or related fields

• Commitment to attending the full program duration

• Regional and gender diversity

Share with someone