Deadline: July 20, 11:59 p.m. ET

The MJ Bear Fellowships identify and celebrate digital journalists under 30 whose work represents the best of new media. Each year, ONA recognizes three fellows— two in the United States or Canada and one international. The fellows are up-and-coming journalists who are just beginning to make their voices heard in the industry and working to expand the boundaries of digital news.

Fellows are focused on developing a digital project, which might include experiments in social media, a unique approach to news coverage, creative data visualizations or other digital approaches. Through the course of the one-year fellowship, these early-career journalists receive guidance from industry leaders and opportunities to share their work with the digital journalism community.

The fellowship is open to working journalists under 30 who are leading a digital journalism project. The fellowship is designed to provide support and guidance to fellows on both their projects and their own professional development. Applicants can be working either for a company or organization or be self-employed. ONA encourages freelancers and journalists from diverse backgrounds to apply. Applicants in 2017 must be born between Oct. 6, 1987 and Oct. 5, 1994. Full-time students are not eligible for this fellowship.

Each Fellowship provides:

• Three online workshop sessions with a Personal Advisory Board.
• Registration, travel and accommodations for the Online News Association Conference & Awards Banquet
• Recognition at the ONA conference
• ONA membership, with three years’ dues paid in full

If you have any questions, email [email protected].

Read about our what our fellows are working on. Read about the eligibility requirements and access the application form.

For more information, please visit MJ Bear Fellowship