Al Jazeera Fellowship Program for Media Professionals and Journalism Researchers 2025

The Fellowship programmes offered by the Al Jazeera Media Institute (AJMI) seek to encourage research in media and other fields of journalism, as well as to provide fellows with the opportunity to learn through practical experience within the Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN).

• Table of Content
• About Aljazeera Media Institute
• Al Jazeera Fellowship Program
• Aim and Benefits of Al Jazeera Fellowship Program
• Requirements for Al Jazeera Fellowship Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Al Jazeera Fellowship Program
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Aljazeera Media Institute

In February 2004, Aljazeera Media Institute was launched as a knowledge and training center that combines practice and experience with theoretical and applied knowledge in a range of training courses covering various disciplines in the communication field. The Institute aims to promote the media industry in the Arab as well as international world in cooperation with a group of international institutions to deliver training content with high standards.... continue reading

Al Jazeera Fellowship Program

Aim and Benefits of Al Jazeera Fellowship Program

• To contribute to the development of high-quality journalism in the Global South and to help journalists to adapt to modern technologies.
• To encourage innovation and research.
• To enrich journalistic content in the Global South.
• To provide an opportunity for journalists and researchers to be immersed in AJMN’s work culture and environment, and to learn about its journalistic practices.

Requirements for Al Jazeera Fellowship Program Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Full-time journalist or researcher (freelancer or employed).
• At least four years of professional experience in journalism or research, relevant to journalistic and/or media fields.
• Strong research and writing skills.
• Fluent in English (speaking and writing).
• In order to apply for the Fellowship, applicants must have a proper grasp of English academic writing.
• The Al Jazeera Fellowship in English is only open to those from non-Arab countries. Those from Arab countries may apply to our Arabic Fellowship Programme.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Al Jazeera Fellowship Program

Fellow commitments

If you are selected to take part in the Fellowship Programme, you will commit to the following:

• Develop and submit a research paper of up to 7,000 words, as per the AJMI guidelines (these will be provided to successful applicants).
• Fellow must be accountable at all times. Monthly reports on work status/progress and completion must be submitted.
• Be an active and engaged member of the Al Jazeera community.

Research proposal requirements

The proposal should be between 1000 to 1500 words, demonstrating how and why your research is relevant to your field. Your proposal should demonstrate that the work is necessary to fill a gap in the existing body of research on your subject, underlining existing research on your subject, and adding new depths to the understanding of your subject. The proposal must contain the following:

1. An introduction to your topic, stating your proposal and the questions your research aims to answer.
2. The reason your subject is of particular importance.
3. A summary of the research methodology and the theories/approaches that the researcher will use.
4. The tools and procedures you will use to collect, analyse and interpret the data you collect.
5. The main challenges that you expect to face during the research.
6. An explanation of how journalists could benefit from your final research.
7. An explanation of how your placement at Al Jazeera headquarters will benefit your research project.

The following points should be taken into consideration

• The research proposal should be authentic and original.
• The research proposal should be written specifically for the Al Jazeera Fellowship Programme.
• There will be no tolerance of any kind of plagiarism.

Documents Required for Application

• Curriculum vitae.
• Fellowship proposal (must include title, field of interest, objectives, methodology, abstract).
• Three samples of the applicant’s work in English.
• Two letters of recommendation.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Al Jazeera fellowship website.