Heinrich Boell Foundation Call for Applications: Transatlantic Media Fellowship Program

Heinrich Boell Foundation Call for Applications: Transatlantic Media Fellowship Program

The Transatlantic Media Fellowship program supports well-researched transatlantic journalism. As in previous years, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC, will give a select number of journalists from the United States, Canada, and Germany the opportunity for on-the-ground reporting relevant to the foundation’s work on climate & energy policy, democracy & social policy, technology & digital policy, and foreign & security policy. We accept applications for either travel-based or virtual research and reporting.

This year we will broaden our understanding of the Atlantic and open the Transatlantic Media Fellowship to journalists from Africa and Latin America. The focus will be on Global Development Policy issues related to the Global South and the USA/Germany. For those interested, please see the description in the Issue Areas section.

What We Offer

A stipend of $3,500 for an on-the-ground fellowship (including transatlantic travel); OR

A stipend of $1,500 for a digital fellowship (virtual interviews, no travel)

Who Can Apply

We seek journalists with a strong track record of publications who offer new perspectives on transatlantic policy debates. Fellowships are open to journalists in any medium.

Applications for the issue area Global Development Policy have a special set of criteria. Please look there to determine your eligibility.

Applicants Should Be:

Based in the United States or Canada and demonstrate a strong motivation for engaging in research and reporting about Europe; OR

Based in Germany and demonstrate a strong motivation for engaging in research and reporting about the United States or Canada

We Will Give Special Consideration to Journalists

From regional or local media outlets

From diverse backgrounds who can offer lesser-heard perspectives

Who may not otherwise have the opportunity to conduct transatlantic research

Journalists are responsible for their travel and visa arrangements.

Issue Areas

Climate & Energy Policy

Applicants in this category should pitch stories on climate and energy policy/issues in the United States, Canada, or in EU member states. Possible topics include:

Climate agendas and targets

Green stimulus packages

Phase-out of fossil fuels and nuclear power

Transformation towards renewable energy

Sustainable transportation

Environmental justice

Methane emissions

Climate change litigation

Energy security

Democracy

Applicants in this category should pitch stories on challenges to democracy in the United States, Canada or in EU member states. Possible topics include:

Challenges to democracy, such as voter suppression, political radicalization and violence, attacks on civil rights, education and free speech

Migration (climate-induced migration is of particular interest)

LGBTQ+ issues, gender equality, and racial justice

Debates on historical reconciliation (Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung)

Social, democratic and economic reforms and political changes under the Biden administration

Social, democratic and economic reform and political changes under the Traffic Light coalition

Technology & Digital Policy

Applicants in this category should pitch stories on technology and digital policy in North America (United States and/or Canada) or in EU member states. Possible topics include:

Use of digital technologies for sustainability and/or public interest (e.g. AI solutions to combat climate change, open data/open source solutions for public service delivery)

Digital governance (e.g.

platform regulation, ethical use of AI, privacy/data flows)

Disinformation and misinformation online

Feminist digital policy approaches

Emerging technologies, digital innovation and/or technological competition with China

Foreign & Security Policy

Applicants in this category should pitch stories on foreign policy topics relevant to the United States, Canada, Germany and the EU. Possible topics include:

The future of European security

EU neighborhood policy in the wake of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

Migration to Europe and the United States

The inclusion of climate change in US and European foreign and security policy thinking

Democratic backsliding and the erosion of democratic institutions in the EU and in Europe’s neighborhood

Feminist foreign policy approaches

We cannot support travel to Ukraine at this time.

Special: Global Development Policy

Applicants should be:

From Africa or Latin America and demonstrate a strong motivation for engaging in research and reporting about the United States and/or Europe
We will give special consideration to journalists from regional or local media outlets
from diverse backgrounds who can offer lesser-heard perspectives who may not otherwise have the opportunity to conduct transatlantic research

Journalists are responsible for their travel and visa arrangements. Due to the particular challenges facing Global South participants, the stipend for each fellow in this policy area will be $4,500.

Applicants in this category should pitch stories on global development policy as it relates to the United States, Canada, or EU member states. Possible topics include:

Raw materials and mining for the renewable energy transition in the US and EU
Digital transformation and digital connectivity
Urban violence and inequality in the US, Africa, and Latin America

Reform of the international financing institutions (World Bank, International Monetary Fund)

Slavery, inequality, and economic development
Environmental justice and preserving the world’s biodiversity

What's Expected

Format: Reporting can be in the form of one longer, investigative piece, two to three shorter articles, or multimedia content (i.e., podcasts, videos, or photo essays).

Timeline: Fellows are expected to complete their travel and/or research by October 15, 2023, and publish their content in any quality media outlet by the end of the calendar year. At a minimum, fellows must publish their pieces on our website.

Publication: Fellows must be able to either guarantee the publication of their pieces or to provide us with documentation of a completed story ready for publication.

Social media: Fellows are expected to engage with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC over Twitter, Instagram, and/or LinkedIn to document their travels and to promote their publications.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Heinrich Boell Foundation Call for Applications: Transatlantic Media Fellowship Program

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