Fellowship•Singapore · Hybrid

Asia Journalism Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded · Partial / Stipend

Program dates

TBA

The Asia Journalism Fellowship (AJF) is an eight-week professional-development program hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies at the National University of Singapore, in partnership with Temasek Foundation. It brings together experienced journalists from across Asia for four weeks of online sessions followed by four weeks in residence in Singapore. Fellows join seminars, skills workshops, and briefings with government, business, and civil-society figures, exchanging practice across newsrooms and national contexts. Running annually since 2009, it has hosted 238 journalists across 16 batches. It is open to reporters, editors, broadcasters, and photo and video journalists across all formats.

Benefits & funding

  • Free accommodation in Singapore: serviced apartments shared by 3–4 Fellows, each with a private bedroom, at no cost.
  • Stipend of S$900 for the in-Singapore period.
  • Economy return airfare from the Fellow’s home city to Singapore (visa cost capped at S$40; necessary seat and baggage fees covered where applicable).
  • Airport transfer allowance of S$30 from Changi Airport to the accommodation.
  • Professional workshops (social media, photography, video, narrative and data journalism, reporting on misinformation), peer seminars, and institutional visits.
  • A regional network of peers across Asian newsrooms.

Eligibility

  • At least five years of professional journalism experience (student journalism does not count).
  • Working full-time as a journalist in Asia, in any format — print, broadcast, digital, photo, or video.
  • Comfortable in spoken and written English, the working language of the fellowship.
  • No specific nationality, age, or degree requirement.
  • Written agreement from your employer to participate for the full eight weeks.

Application process

  1. 1
    Prepare an application demonstrating your experience, professional impact, and interest in cross-border journalism.
  2. 2
    Secure written agreement from your employer to release you for the full eight-week fellowship.
  3. 3
    Submit your application through the official AJF website during the annual application window (typically closing around May).
  4. 4
    The AJF team selects the cohort; chosen Fellows are notified ahead of the program.

Program timeline

  1. Applications

    annual window, typically closing around May.

  2. a cohort of 24 Fellows has been selected; applications are closed.

    2026 cycle

  3. Program

    eight weeks — four weeks online, then four weeks in residence in Singapore (mid-year).

  4. Next cycle

    expected to open in early 2027.