CatchLight Global Fellowship for Visual Storytellers

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to visual storytelling leaders around the world. For example, they can be:
  • Organizational leaders working to further the visual storytelling ecosystem and/or
  • Storytellers using visuals to spark new conversations, engage communities and are poised to be significantly amplified by collaboration, mentorship and networking and/or
  • Educators supporting the next generation of visual storytellers through innovative approaches.

Offered Benefits

• A $30,000 award will be distributed throughout the fellowship year to support the Fellows and their projects.
• The Fellows will have personal and professional development opportunities, impact strategy, and networking support from CatchLight staff and the organization’s extended network of partners. They will join a community of like-minded Fellows and industry professionals and have exposure to opportunities within the CatchLight network such as mentorship roles, education activities, and speaking engagements.
• Fellows will attend the annual CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit in San Francisco in spring 2023. Other events that require participation include: an onboarding workshop, a celebration and speaking engagement designed to promote the Fellowship project, and a community engagement activity. Throughout the Fellowship year, Fellows attend regular virtual check-ins to stay in communication with CatchLight and the Fellows community. These check-ins will serve as an opportunity to share works in process and methodology and receive feedback from peers.

Application Process

Required Documents:

• Three (3) professional references with contact information (letters of recommendations not required).
• One (1) 60-90 second video describing your fellowship proposal and why it is important to you. They are not expecting great production values; webcam or mobile phone videos are encouraged.
• Personal contact information, portfolio links, CV.
• Adherence to the ethical standards as described.
• All applications must be submitted in English. Indicate if you used a translation program for your proposal.