Applications Open: CatchLight Global Fellowship 2025 | $30,000 award

CatchLight Global Fellowship 2025 

The CatchLight Global Fellowship 2025 is now accepting applications! CatchLight empowers visual storytellers who use their craft to drive meaningful change.

By supporting innovative distribution strategies, the fellowship aims to amplify impactful stories and cultivate deeper audience engagement.

As a fellow, you’ll play a pivotal role in advancing the field of visual storytelling, sharing your insights and outcomes with the CatchLight community and beyond.

Fellowship Responsibilities

During the fellowship year, participants are required to:

1. Share Work Through Updates: Provide regular progress updates to the CatchLight community.
2. Present Your Work: Share your findings and outcomes in engaging formats.
3. Document Visually: Use visuals and data to highlight your journey and project results.

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Fellowship Benefits

Successful applicants will receive:

• A $30,000 award to support their work.
• Access to future funding opportunities through the CatchLight Impact Fund.
• Paid travel and accommodations for the 2025 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit in San Francisco.
• Personal development opportunities, including executive coaching.
• Support for impact strategy and networking through CatchLight’s extensive network.
• Membership in a community of peers and industry professionals, with opportunities for mentorship, education, and speaking engagements.

Eligibility

You may be a perfect fit for this fellowship if you are:

• A long-form storyteller with a specific impact project.
• A leader looking to advance or grow the visual storytelling field.
• An educator with innovative strategies to nurture emerging storytellers.

Assessment Criteria

Applications will be evaluated on their ability to introduce and strengthen innovative approaches, with a focus on the following:

1. Innovative Distribution:
   Testing creative ways to engage audiences using visual storytelling.
2. Community Activation:
   Leveraging storytelling to meet specific community needs or engage unique audiences.
3. Field Sustainability:
   Developing systems or models that push the boundaries of visual storytelling and its media ecosystem.

Application Requirements

Applicants must submit:

• Fellowship Statement (200 words): Explain how your visuals engage audiences and drive long-term impact.
• Project Description (250 words): Outline your proposed work.
• Impact and Distribution Plan (250 words): Highlight how your approach differs from industry norms and specify your target audience.
• Feedback Plan (100 words): Share how you’ll measure the impact of your work.
• Timeline: Provide a timeline for the proposed work (broad or detailed).
• Budget Estimate: Indicate how you’ll allocate the $30,000 and note other funding sources if applicable.
• Topics for Learning Sharing: Suggest three topics to share with the CatchLight community.
• Portfolio: Submit 10–20 images (CatchLight may use these for promotional materials).
• References: Provide contact information for three professional references.
• Short Bio: Briefly introduce yourself and your work.
• CV: Include a current curriculum vitae.

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How to Apply

Applications must be completed online. Be thorough in meeting the application criteria and provide all required documentation.

Unleash the power of visual storytelling to inspire change—apply for the CatchLight Global Fellowship 2025 and join a community of storytellers shaping the world.