Call for Applications: Archivi.ng Fellowship Program 2024

We are launching The Archivi.ng Fellowship, a multidisciplinary six-month programme designed to enhance the world’s understanding of Nigerian history in engaging and meaningful ways. 

Despite its rich heritage, much of Nigerian history has remained inaccessible and under-utilised for public engagement. At Archivi.ng, our mission is to preserve history by digitising archival materials – currently newspapers and magazines – making them accessible and facilitating understanding for everyone. Our work is guided by the question: What stories and perspectives are hidden in Nigeria’s archives, waiting to be uncovered?

Since we went live with the first tranche of newspapers about a year ago, it’s become even clearer to us: our job is not just to help people discover history but also to make sense of it. This is what birthed The Archivist, and this fellowship further advances our journey: with passionate and exceptional individuals.

This fellowship asks: What happens when you set a bunch of interesting people loose in the archives and challenge them to produce new work?

• Table of Content
• About Archivi.ng
• Archivi.ng Fellowship Program
• Aim and Benefits of Archivi.ng Fellowship Program
• Requirements for Archivi.ng Fellowship Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Archivi.ng Fellowship Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Archivi.ng

We’re On a mission to recapture lost nigerian history.By digitising old Nigerian newspapers and making them accessible to everyone online.Finding information from Nigeria’s history is…complicated. Let’s play a small game. Try finding something from…1965? You’ll have little luck finding anything online written by Nigerians. Your only options are to visit a local library and look through old newspapers.... continue reading

Archivi.ng Fellowship Program

Aim and Benefits of Archivi.ng Fellowship Program

We’re looking for historians, ethnographers, journalists, artists, technologists, researchers, writers, filmmakers, content creators, and anyone interested in helping people understand Nigerian history.

• A monthly stipend of N500,000 to cover the logistics and production of your work. 
• Full access to Archivi.ng’s collections, online and offline.
• Personalised mentorship from experts relevant to your project. 
• Publication and distribution of your work on Archivi.ng’s platform and other channels.
• Collaborative learning circles with fellow participants.

Requirements for Archivi.ng Fellowship Program Qualification

Apply if you: 

• Are curious about Nigerian history and care deeply about helping people understand it in new and interesting ways.
• Have a proven record of the successful production of knowledge work.  
• Believe that your work contributes to the great body of knowledge that enhances the world’s understanding of Nigeria in new and interesting ways.
• Are resident in Nigeria.
• Do not have affiliations with any government-owned entities or political parties. 

Interview date, Process and Venue for Archivi.ng Fellowship Program

Selection process

There will be two stages of selection: 

• In the first selection stage, projects will undergo an initial screening to review basic application requirements. Project proposals will be reviewed for their eligibility, alignment with our mission, the project's ambition, and the feasibility of what can be accomplished within the six-month window.
• In the second stage, shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by a selection team, reviewing the candidates’ experience, proposed projects, commitment, and feasibility. 

Timeline

• Applications for The Archivi.ng Fellowship will be accepted from September 10, 2024, to 11:59 pm WAT, October 10, 2024.
• The applications will be reviewed, and shortlisted candidates will be notified. 
• The fellowship will run from November 2024 to April 2025.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit Archivi.ng website