MJ Bear Fellowship

The MJ Bear fellowship provides professional mentoring and skills development for working journalists under 30 who are leading a digital journalism project. It also includes a scholarship to attend the Online News Association annual conference, this year in New Orleans from Sept. 10-13.

Fellows will work on a project related to digital journalism over the course of their fellowship, which runs for about six months. The fellowship provides registration to ONA’s annual conference, three tailored coaching sessions based on projects that fellows are working on and skills they are looking to build, and a three-year membership to ONA. 

Opportunity offered by:

Online News Association

The Online News Association is the world’s largest digital journalism association. Membership includes journalists, technologists, executives, students, educators and other digital media professionals. ONA’s mission is to inspire and support…
Online application form
Contact for application information
Opportunity type

Fellowship

Location(s) where available

All locations

Areas of focus

Artificial Intelligence
Climate Change
Digital
Early Career Journalists
Newsroom Innovation
Resilience

Applications accepted starting:
May 22, 2025
Application deadline:
June 26, 2025
This is a recurring opportunity