Application Deadline
Application Deadline: April 17, 2026
Programme Description
The Africa Elevate Scholarship programme is specifically designed to provide a leg-up for talented people – to elevate careers with a spark that INMA is uniquely in a position to provide.
Requirements
- Successful applicants will be employed by a news media organisation in Africa, under the age of 35, in the news industry less than 5 years, and demonstrate a need for on-the-job training and education.
- The class will be capped at 50 applicants.
Benefits
- Registration to two global master classes (Subscriber Retention, Newsrooms & AI, Subscriber Acquisition, Product & Tech, Digital Advertising, Young Audiences)
- Two Africa- and mentorship-focused virtual modules covering:
- Understanding the business of media
- Navigating the corridors of power in media
- Access to livestream virtual modules and recordings
- Access to private WhatsApp group for peer communications
- Recognition of your selection to the programme
- Certification after verified completion of two mentoring sessions and two master classes
- One year of INMA individual membership
Application Timeline
- Deadline to apply: April 17, 2026
- Class participants to be announced: May 28, 2026
- Mentorship modules:
- August 13: Navigating the corridors of power in media
- September 17: Understanding the business of media
- Master classes (pick 2):
- June 4-11: Subscriber Retention Master Class
- October 8-15: Newsrooms & AI Master Class
- November 5-12: Subscriber Acquisition Master Class
- February 2027: Product & Tech Master Class
- March 2027: Digital Advertising Master Class
- April 2027: Young Audiences Master Class
Grant Atlas