SNF Global Center Communicator Fellowship Verified listing

The fellowship focuses on child and adolescent mental health awareness, youth mental health communication, public communication campaigns, mental health advocacy, stigma reduction, community engagement, evidence-based storytelling, professional development, mentorship, and global collaboration among communicators working in traditional and digital media.

The SNF Global Center Communicators Fellowship is designed for professionals working in public communications, including journalists, broadcasters, podcasters, and digital media practitioners. The two-year fellowship allows fellows to remain primarily in their home countries while developing communication projects that highlight mental health challenges affecting children and adolescents in their communities.

Through the program, fellows receive mentorship, training, networking opportunities, and financial support to strengthen their professional development and communication initiatives. The fellowship aims to build local capacity while connecting participants to a global network of professionals and institutions engaged in child and adolescent mental health advocacy.

The fellowship provides up to three grants for projects lasting up to two years. Selected fellows can receive funding of up to US$100,000 to support communication and advocacy projects related to child and adolescent mental health. The funding may cover personnel and compensation, production expenses, equipment and materials, travel costs, engagement and dissemination activities, and institutional support costs up to 10 percent of the total budget.

Applicants must be affiliated with an eligible institution located in a low- or middle-income country classified by the World Bank or in one of the SNF Global Center hub countries, including Brazil, Greece, or South Africa. Eligible institutions may include media organizations, universities, non-profit institutes, governmental organizations, and non-governmental organizations, excluding pharmaceutical organizations.

Applicants should preferably hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification, although individuals without a degree may apply if they have at least four years of relevant professional experience in journalism, media production, or communications work connected to the proposed project. The fellowship is intended mainly for early- to mid-career professionals with fewer than 15 years of professional experience.

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