Eligibility:
-The fellowships are open to journalists working in any of the regional and national daiiies and associated media.
- Freelancers frequently contributing to the prdss are encouraged to
apply, , Early to mid-career status with 5 to 7 years of professional
experience.
-Upper age limit is 40 years. r Out of the five
fellowships for print jouthalists, thlee would be awarded to journalists
working in English newspapers.
- The candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to a career in journalism and should have covered the issue in past.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: SAARC Countries
Scholarship Description:
SAARC lnformation Centre has institutibnalized a SAARC Media Fellowship
which will be awarded to the media persons of SAARC region. SAARC Media
Fellowship Programme is meant for the young, mid-career journalists
from SMRC region. The fellowships would allow them to take time off from
their routine SAARC beats to research and publish articles/photos,
essays on issues concerqing about regional cooperation and in turn to
promote people to people to contact by writing feature stories on SAARC
csuntries. The fellowship supports pursuit of in-depth, creative field
research on these concerns and writing about them with adequate evidence
qualitative and quantitative – to impact the public policy and the
domain of social consciousness. SAARC Media fellowships will be awarded
to the journalists who are writing on SAARC or covering lnternational
issues in the rehowned D-aily Papers in the respective, Member
Countries. The Students of Journalism and Officers Trainee while
undergoing their initial training courses at National Media lnstitutes
of the Member Countries would be encouraged to apply for the fellowship
individually or in a group
How to Apply: Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
