OPC Foundation Fellowship Destinations 2025

Seven recipients of the OPC Foundation 2025 Scholar Awards will be embarking on assignments at international bureaus across the globe.

This summer and fall, they’ll spend several months gaining firsthand experience at the overseas offices of the Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg and the the Los Angeles Times. We are truly grateful for our partners for helping launch these promising journalists on their career paths.

·      Rafael Escalera Montoto, Reuters, Mexico City

·      Luke Tyson, Reuters, Dubai

·      Sofia Sorochinskaia, Bloomberg, Dubai

·      Inaara Gangji, Associated Press, Nairobi

·      Gabe Levin, Associated Press, Dubai

·      Claudia Rosel, Associated Press, Mexico City

·      Carl-David Goette Luciak, The Los Angeles Times, Mexico City

Furthermore, Diana Kruzman, the first grantee of the newly launched OPC Foundation Rukeyser Reporting Grant program is currently out on her reporting trip in Almaty exploring the long-lasting impact of the drying of the Aral Sea.

Congratulations to all the fellows—may your experiences be rewarding and impactful!