Dear
colleagues,
Please find attached an announcement on the Dag Hammarskjöld
Scholarship Fund for Journalists programme.
The
announcement describes the fellowship programme and directs
potential applicants to the web site: www.unjournalismfellowship.org.
It has come to our attention that there have been some problems with
the email address provided for questions about the Dag Hammarskjöld
Scholarship Fund for Journalists programme (info@unjournalismfellowship.org).
Kindly use the contact form at
http://unjournalismfellowship.org/feedback for questions or
inquiries regarding the programme. The revised announcement, which
describes the fellowship programme and directs potential applicants
to the web site:
www.unjournalismfellowship.org, is attached for your
convenience.
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APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR
UNITED
NATIONS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS
The
Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists is now accepting
applications from professional journalists from developing countries for
its 2010 fellowship program. The application deadline is April 9, 2010.
The
fellowships are available to radio, television, print and web
journalists, age 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested
in coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 65th
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 in Africa, Asia, South America and the
Caribbean, 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.
Full eligibility and documentation requirements, as well as the
fellowship application form, can be found at
www.unjournalismfellowship.org.
NOTE:
Because of the large number of applications received last year, the Fund
will not consider applications for 2010 from nations selected in 2009:
EGYPT, GHANA, PAKISTAN and the PHILIPPINES. Journalists from these
countries may apply in 2011.
The
journalists who are awarded fellowships are given the incomparable
opportunity to observe international diplomatic deliberations at the
United Nations, to make professional contacts that will serve them for
years to come, to interact with seasoned journalists from around the
world, and to gain a broader perspective and understanding of matters of
global concern. Many past fellows have risen to prominence in their
professional and countries. The program is not intended to provide basic
skills training to journalists, as all participants are media
professionals.
This is the 49th year the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund has
sponsored the fellowship program for journalists. The program is
administered on a volunteer basis by journalists at the United Nations,
who raise money from foundations, corporations and diplomatic missions
to finance it.
Questions about the program, eligibility and application process can be
directed to
http://unjournalismfellowship.org/feedback.
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