CJF launches new Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship – Indigenous SME

December 12, 2024

The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is delighted to announce the CJF Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship, in partnership with the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).

This NEW year-long fellowship is a groundbreaking initiative, in partnership with the CMA aimed at fostering expert reporting on critical health issues affecting Indigenous communities in Canada. Open to Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) journalists with a minimum of five years of professional experience, this prestigious Fellowship provides a one-year research stipend of $100,000, up to $20,000 for expenses and up to $30,000 additional funding to support an early career journalist support and/or travel to remote communities. Fellows will collaborate with a national media partner to produce impactful stories in one or more of the following media: broadcast documentary series, podcast, series of published articles with a national publication partner or media distributor by the end of 2026. The CMA’s commitment will provide support for a new Fellow each year, for a total of three years.

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