AKU GSMC Media Innovation Centre Innovators-in-Residence Program 2021/2022 for media innovators in East Africa. ($20,000 in grant funding)

Application Deadline: August 31st, 2021 

The AKU GSMC Media Innovation Centre, together with its partners DW Akademie and Media Challenge Initiative (MCI) are looking for the brightest media minds from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to join the 2021-2022 Innovators-in-Residence program, a 12-month incubation and accelerator program that provides mentorship, training and coaching to media innovators in East Africa. want to ensure innovators from both rural and urban areas get access to this program and for this reason, this year’s cohort will include a special track for rural innovators.

Requirements

Media innovators from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Journalists and innovators based in rural areas are especially encouraged to apply.
• Innovators working in pre-formed teams or those applying as individuals but are willing to team up for this programme. Innovators can only apply in teams of 2-5 members.

• Projects producing content in any East African language are welcome to apply.
Applications must be submitted in English.
• Projects that address journalism and media challenges other than storytelling are welcome. Apps and projects that support journalists and existing media houses in their work are invited to apply.
• Participants must be above the age of 18 years

Click here to apply: https://bit.ly/2UlRHov