A training, event or programme here can have a fee, and it says so on the page with a named organisation behind it. Being asked for money in private is different: no fee to process, secure or release anything, and nothing paid to a person instead of an organisation. That is a scam - report it.
The United Nations Foundation offers the Polio Press Fellowship to support journalists interested in covering the critical final chapter of polio eradication. This fellowship provides funding for individual reporting projects in polio-affected countries, enabling journalists to produce in-depth s…
The full details and the official application link are on goimpactnow. This thread is for questions about applying.
Check how the programme counts work experience before you rule yourself out. Some count part-time work, voluntary work and internships, and say so in their guidance.
On networking or leadership questions: they are not asking whether you know important people. They are asking whether you build relationships on purpose and what came of it. A small example with a real outcome is better than a big name.
Read the eligibility twice before you write anything. An application that does not meet it is turned down however strong it is, and nobody tells you that was the reason.