Pulitzer Center Education Teachers’ Fellowship for Africans 2026

The Pulitzer Center is calling for applications from educators for the Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship.

The Africa Education Teachers' Fellowship is a six-month hybrid professional development program designed to equip teachers with practical skills to integrate journalism into classroom teaching to strengthen critical thinking, literacy, civic engagement, climate awareness, and ethical media consumption.

The Fellowship combines virtual learning, classroom implementation, peer learning, and action research, culminating in teachers joining a growing continental network of innovative educators.

Applicants should be active teachers who demonstrate an interest in journalism, literacy, media education, or rainforest and climate and environmental education. Applicants should be committed to participating fully in the Fellowship and implementing journalism-based classroom activities.

• Table of Content
• About Pulitzer Centre
• Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship
• Requirements for Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Pulitzer Centre

  The Pulitzer Center raises awareness of underreported global issues through direct support for quality journalism across all media platforms and a unique program of education and public outreach.  Founded in 2006, we are now the largest single source of money for global enterprise reporting—and the only one incorporating this reporting into comprehensive educational programs that extend the impact of the reporting and allow students and the public to engage directly on the issues. The result is sustained reporting and outreach on topics that range from land rights, clim... continue reading

Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship

• Selected Fellows will participate in a collaborative professional learning journey, receive mentorship from experienced educators and journalists, develop innovative classroom projects, and join a growing network of education leaders across Africa.
• Further, they will receive a monthly stipend to implement their projects in the classrooms. 

Requirements for Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship Qualification

The call is open to primary and secondary school teachers from the following countries: 

• Cameroon
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Nigeria
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Burkina Faso

Interview date, Process and Venue for Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship

• Deadline for applications: August 10, 2026
• Fellowship duration: Six months
• Format: Hybrid (virtual and classroom practicum)
• Cohort size: 10 teachers

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Wageningen University Masters Scholarship to Study in Netherlands 2027/2028

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Interested applicants are invited to apply through the dedicated online application forms: https://forms.gle/TLozUMDooXUTiWj37

We are accepting applications in English and French. 

For inquiries, please contact [email protected] with the subject line “Africa Education Teachers Fellowship – [Your name]."

For more Information, visit Pulitzer Center Fellowship webpage