The MJ Bear Fellowships, an initiative of the Online News Association (ONA), identify and celebrate young digital journalists, working independently or for a company or organization, who have demonstrated — through professional experimentation, research or other projects — that they deserve support for their efforts and/or vision.

The fellows are up-and-coming early-career journalists inside or outside the newsroom who are just beginning to make their voices heard in the industry and working to expand the boundaries of digital news.

Selected fellows will earn:

• Assignment of a personal ONA mentor for six months
• Registration, travel and accommodations for Online News Association Conference & Awards Banquet
• Recognition at the ONA conference
• Membership in ONA, with three years’ dues paid in full

Fellowship Eligibility

Any working, digital journalist age 23-30, fluent in English, excluding full-time students.

For more scholarship information, see; MJ Bear Fellowships for Emerging Digital Journalists