The Eden Young Fellowship 2025, Application Form

In 2023 we were devastated to lose our close friend, podcast co-host and Managing Editor, Eden Young. To commemorate her life, we are proud to launch the second year of our fellowship program.

The Eden Young Fellowship exists to fund a working class journalist for a fully paid, full time, six month position (with option to mutually extend to one year) in the Polyester team.

Eden had so many wonderful attributes, and chief among them was being a proud working class woman - a rarity in an industry wherein over 80% of journalists come from professional and upper class backgrounds.

To honour her immense legacy within arts, culture, feminism, and internet culture; we’ll employ an aspiring journalist as a member of the Polyester team, and offer them on the job training across all facets of our publication. 

Key information on the role:

• You must be available to work in our South London (Peckham) office for four days a week, starting 1st of April 2025

• We are unable to sponsor visas for this role

• This fellowship is specifically for those wanting to work in magazine journalism, and is not suitable for visual creatives. Please only apply if you want to be a writer / editor / podcaster / social media editor.

• You must be within the first three years of your media career

• There is no minimum or maximum age for applicants!

Applications for the role are now open and will be until 15th March - all details on the role and the application requirements can be found on the application form below