The Guardian Foundation is delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s bursaries: Claudia Efemini, George Francis Lee, Miatta Mbriwa, Rosie Peters-McDonald, Joe Pinner and Leyla Reynolds. They will start their MAs in Journalism this month at City St George’s, University of London, Manchester Metropolitan University, Goldsmiths, University of London, Leeds Trinity University and Birmingham City University, respectively.
Claudia Efemini is a History and Politics graduate from the University of Edinburgh, where she founded Nurtured Magazine, a publication by black women that archives the creativity and experiences of Black women at the university.
George Francis Lee is the co-founder of STAT Magazine, an alternative art and culture magazine based in the North West. As a freelancer, he has written for The Guardian, The Fence, The Mill, The Big Issue and others.
Miatta Mbriwa is currently an Editorial Intern at the Financial Times on the Life & Arts desk, after graduating from King’s College London last summer.
Rosie Peters-McDonald is an English graduate from the University of Exeter, where she was deputy editor of their student newspaper.
Joe Pinner has been working in Tokyo since graduating, where he has contributed features for Yokogao Magazine, worked on a documentary with Peleja Media, and interned at Metropolis Magazine.
They will be joined by Leyla Reynolds who will be continuing her studies this academic year.
