Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance is excited to announce the launch of our inaugural Media Fellowship Program, designed to equip and support journalists to investigate and report on one of the most urgent yet often misunderstood issues of our time—geoengineering and its far‑reaching implications for the planet – Mother Earth. 

Why This Fellowship?

In a landscape where news reporting around the world is being increasingly shaped by powerful interests and influenced narratives, factual and in‑depth reporting rooted in climate justice has never been more vital.

As the climate crisis deepens, powerful interests are promoting geoengineering, the intentional large‑scale techniques and  technological manipulation of  the Earth’s and atmospheric systems, as a so‑called “climate solution.” These proposals, often tied to carbon markets, net-zero and carbon-neutral regimes, are being advanced in various regions of the world and in UN multilateral spaces as climate fixes. Yet, they are widely recognised by climate justice movements, Indigenous Peoples, frontline communities, civil society policy experts and many academics as dangerous distractions that are delaying real climate action, perpetuating historical injustices, violating the human rights of local communities and the collective inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples, and threatening ecosystems, biodiversity, and communities. 

HOME Alliance invites journalists to join a fellowship program that will sharpen their reporting on geoengineering and deepen their knowledge of this issue. Through their reporting, media fellows will close the gap in news coverage of geoengineering, contribute to a more informed public conversation, and build a wider understanding of climate justice issues.

The HOME Alliance Media Fellowship will offer selected journalists the opportunity to:

• Conduct in-depth investigations into geoengineering proposals, carbon markets, and how these technofixes affect communities, ecosystems, biodiversity, and policy landscapes.
• Engage directly with experts, including communities, climate justice organizations, and civil society groups resisting these dangerous interventions, ensuring well‑informed and impactful reporting.
• Access HOME Alliance network and partners, including civil society policy advocates, Indigenous Peoples, grassroots organisers, and researchers at the forefront of the climate justice movement.
• Gain insight about how decisions are made in global governance spaces, including in   UN climate processes and negotiations where geoengineering is being advanced.
• Access mentorship, editorial guidance and support to develop impactful, well‑researched and evidence-based stories that question dominant narratives and center voices of those demanding real solutions that cut emissions at source, at the levels needed, and do not further entrench fossil fuel dependence.
  

What Fellows Will Do

• Each fellow will produce at least the following stories on geoengineering, false solutions and climate justice, highlighting both the risks and the resistance: 
  • Two stories of at least 1000 words or audio-visual or multimedia packages of at least 10 minutes.  
  • One in-depth investigative story of at least 2000 words or one in-depth audio‑visual story or multimedia package of at least 20 minutes.
• Participate in online capacity‑building sessions led by HOME Alliance.
• Wherever possible, engage with frontline communities and document their experiences and demands.
• Attend a key international or regional UN meeting or conference with support from HOME Alliance for on‑ground reporting from critical climate negotiations.
• Media reporting outputs are not limited to English. 

Fellowship Details

• The inaugural fellowship will run for a period of one year from September 2025-August 2026.
• Four journalists will be selected for the fellowship program. 
• HOME Alliance will provide a stipend of USD 2000 to each media fellow to support news reporting (research, travel or any other relevant costs).  Journalists can also pair up in teams and submit joint applications where each fellow will receive 2000 USD.
• Stories published in original media outlets will be amplified through HOME Alliance’s website, social media, and partner networks 

Who Can Apply

We invite applications from practicing journalists (print, digital, audio, or video) who:

• Have at least three years’ experience in journalism or media production.
• Demonstrable interest in climate, environment, policy or human rights reporting.
• Committed to investigative and justice‑oriented journalism.
• Are based in, or able to report on, regions where geoengineering projects and/or related carbon market initiatives are emerging or being debated.
• Applications from Global South and the wider Global Majority regions are encouraged, including the Arctic circumpolar region.

How to Apply

Send your expression of interest to Neha Gupta at co***@*****************th.org with the subject line: “Application for HOME Alliance Media Fellowship 2025.” Currently we can only review applications in English.

Your application should include:

1. An expression of interest explaining why you are interested in the fellowship program and proposed budget form.
2. A CV highlighting relevant experience.
3. Links or copies of three published or broadcast/multimedia work samples, ideally on the theme of climate justice.
4. (Optional but encouraged and preferred) A letter from an editor expressing interest in publishing your news outputs on geoengineering.

Deadline for applications extended to 10 September, 11.59 PM UTC