Submit Applications for Rest & Resilience Fellowship

During their stay, media professionals take time off from their daily obligations to recover from their difficult working conditions and to expand their personal and professional horizons. At the end of the six months, the fellows return to their home countries with renewed energy and fresh perspectives to continue their journalistic work.

If they wish, participants can withdraw completely from public life. However, the fellowships will offer different workshops for further training and networking purposes and participation is strongly encouraged.

Benefits

• Visa and travel costs
• Furnished apartment in Berlin
• Travel health insurance for the six months spent in Berlin
• Psychological support
• Workshops (e.g. on digital safety training, stress management)
• Professional journalistic and/or personal training opportunities

Funding Information

• Monthly grant of €1000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligibility for the program:
  • The applicant has a firm idea of how the six-month fellowship in Berlin can have a positive impact on his or her current working situation.
  • Several years of relevant work experience as a professional journalist.
  • Personal threat profile due to journalistic work or difficult working conditions caused by external risk factors.
  • Proven knowledge of the English language. The applicants must be able to communicate well in a professional context.
  • A passport that is valid for at least twelve months at the time of application (or can be independently re-applied/renewed).
  • A state of health that permits longer travel and the six-month stay in the host country, as well as sufficient independence to handle everyday affairs on their own in a foreign setting.
  • Ability and willingness to return to the country of origin after the fellowship period.

Application Requirements

• Your application must include the following documents in PDF format:
  • The completed and signed online application form.
  • A scan of your current passport (valid for another 12 months, or independently renewable).
  • Your curriculum vitae in tabular form (CV).
  • A letter of motivation (1-2 pages) in which you explain why you are applying for the Rest & Resilience Fellowship. Please address what specific factors endanger or complicate your individual working situation. Please also write how you plan to use your stay in Berlin and how it will positively impact your future work in your home country.

For more information, visit Reporters Without Borders.