Applications Invited for United Nations Journalism Fellowships
The Dag Hammarskjold
Scholarship Fund for Journalists is accepting applications from
professional journalists from developing countries for its 2008
Fellowship Program.
The Fellowships are
available to radio, television, print and web journalists of between 25
to 35 years from developing countries who are interested in travelling
to New York to report on international affairs during the 63rd
session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Fellowships will
begin in mid-September and extend to late November and will include the
cost of travel and accommodations in New York, as well as a per diem
allowance.
The Fellowship Program is
open to journalists who are native to one of the developing countries of
Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, or South America and are currently working
full-time for a bona fide media organization in a developing nation.
Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to
international affairs and to conveying a better understanding of the
United Nations to their readers and audiences. They must also have
approval from their media organizations to spend up to two months in New
York to report from the United Nations.
The application deadline
is April 25, 2008 while selections of the 2008 Fellows will be made in
June.
This is the 47th year the
Dag Hammarskjold Scholarship Fund has sponsored the Fellowship Program
for Journalists. Many past Fellows have risen to prominence in their
professions and countries. In the last three years, journalists from
Afghanistan, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, the
Maldives, Nepal, Nigeria, Uganda and Uruguay have participated in the
program.
Questions about the
program, eligibility and application process can be directed to
info@unjournalismfellowship.org or
from
http://unjournalismfellowship.org/node/10
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