Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) South Asia, in partnership with Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is inviting journalists, photographers, filmmakers, digital media influencers, and newsroom editors from across South Asia to submit proposals for the 2026 cohort of the Without Borders Media Fellowship.
The fellowship is designed to support humanitarian and health-related journalistic reporting and to use scientific storytelling to draw attention to emerging local and cross-border issues across the South Asia region.
- MSF General Grant
Open to applicants across South Asia, with reporting proposals on themes including:
Tuberculosis, HIV, Health Impact of Climate Change, Women’s Health, Impact of Caste on Health, Health Misinformation, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Digital/Mobile Health, Access to Healthcare in Conflict Settings, Migration and Displacement/Refugees, and Mental Health.
- MSF-DNDi Grant on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Focused on diseases such as lymphatic filariasis (hathipaon), visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), mycetoma, dengue, and snakebite.
This category is only open to applicants from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Apply to join a fellowship that supports rigorous, compassionate, field-based reporting on some of the most urgent health and humanitarian issues in South Asia.
Apply now: https://msfsouthasia.org/without-borders-media-fellowship/
