The Bertha Challenge

About The Bertha Challenge
Fellowships for Activists and Investigative Journalists
Applications Now Open for the Bertha Challenge 2026!

The Bertha Challenge is an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year focussing on one pressing social justice issue.

Successful applicants receive a non-residential paid fellowship and a project budget to work independently and together to:

* Investigate the causes of and solutions to the annual Bertha Challenge question

* Amplify their findings to a wider targeted audience

* Connect with diverse stakeholders for information, support and sustainable impact

At Bertha we know that many activists and investigative journalists are already doing ground-breaking work to investigate social justice issues, to amplify their work and to connect with audiences. The Bertha Challenge aims to support this by providing time to work exclusively on projects, the spaces in which to connect with a diverse global cohort of Bertha Fellows, and the resources to develop tangible products speaking directly to the Challenge question.

FELLOWSHIPS OFFER:

* Income for each Bertha Fellow for one year

* A Project Fund for each Bertha Fellow to produce a culminating product that responds to the question posed by the Bertha Challenge

* A Connect Fund specifically designed to encourage collaboration between Fellows

* Peer and mentor support in the form of regular virtual check-ins with Bertha staff and a cohort of Bertha Fellows

* Global convenings of Bertha Fellows at the start and end of the Bertha Challenge.

If you have questions about the application process, please have a look at the FAQs page. For any further enquiries, email berthachallenge(at)berthafoundation.org

For more details refer the Official Website

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