About the Program
This fellowship provides students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities unique mentorship and hands-on training opportunities at ONA’s annual conference, this year in Atlanta from Sep. 18-21.
Students selected as the 2024 Fellows through a competitive application process will each receive a free conference registration to ONA24 and a one-year ONA student membership.
Throughout the week of the conference, fellows work closely with longtime lead mentor Michael Grant, founder of Get Current Studio, and are immersed in intensive digital journalism training. Fellows also receive training from industry leaders, which in the past have included Microsoft and Canva. Their schedules are tailored to their individual career interests and include time to attend conference sessions and networking events where they connect with journalism innovators from across the industry. Fellows put their new skills into practice by producing multimedia packages for the conference.
Participating in ONA23 with the HBCU Fellowship gave me more clarity on my path for my career. It’s because of ONA that I was able to secure my first job post grad and create meaningful friendships with the other HBCU fellows.Ianna Fenton, 2023 fellow from Howard University, now Associate Producer for Bay News 9 in Tampa, Florida
For more information about how you can support the 2024 HBCU Digital Media Fellowship, email Hanaa Rifaey, Head of Strategic Partnerships.
How to Apply
The application window opens May 2 and will close May 30, 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Candidates should plan to spend 30 minutes to an hour on the application, which includes responding to questions and uploading and sharing required materials (including resume, headshot and 1-3 samples of work). ONA uses Submittable, an online platform, for the application, which requires candidates to have or create an account. Candidates may save their progress and do not need to complete the application in one sitting.
Apply now for the 2024 Digital Media Fellowship
Meet the Past Fellows
2023 HBCU Fellows
2022 HBCU Fellows
2021 HBCU Fellows
2019 HBCU Fellows
2018 HBCU Fellows
2017 HBCU Fellows
2016 HBCU Fellows
2015 HBCU Fellows
2014 HBCU Fellows
