Deadline: 12 October, 2020
The AKU GSMC Media Innovation Centre, in collaboration with DW Akademie, Media Challenge Initiative and Tanzania’s Media Foundation, has launched applications for Innovators-in-Residence Programme.
The programme will support pre-formed teams of journalists, storytellers, visual artists, data analytics specialists, photographers, videographers, graphic designers, cartoonists, illustrators, coders, programmers and/or animators who will work as a team to create viable solutions to the pressing challenges of the East African media landscape.
Benefits
- Grant Funding of up to $20,000
- Monthly stipend of $1,000 per team
- A physical space in home country to work and connect with a regional network of game-changers in the media space
- Access to relevant technology, including audio and video production equipment
- Expert coaching and mentorship based on innovator’s needs as well as high-quality training by professionals drawn from journalism and business
- Become a lifetime member of a community of journalism and media innovators
Eligibility
- Applicants must be above the age of 18
- The startup must be from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
- Projects in any East African language are welcome
- Projects must address journalism and media challenges other than storytelling
- Applicants and projects that support journalists are also invited to apply
To apply and for more information, click here.
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