Journalists,
It is too late i am positing this fellowship as I have just came across it 5 minutes ago. Even if the deadline is due (1st of May) for those who are interested and have the required qualifications, i will strongly suggest you write directly to africa@journalism.berkeley.edu and ask if you can still apply or ask for next year information.
All the best,
*UC Berkeley Fellowships for African Journalists*
Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism - Press - J-School for Africa Agriculture Reporting Program
*The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at
Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for two year-long fellowships
for accomplished African journalists, beginning in August 2009.*
The fellowships will each total $36,000, including roundtrip airfare,
professional stipends, and rent while in Berkeley. The initiative will
also offer dedicated funding for both domestic U.S. and Africa travel for
research and reporting work.
The selected fellows will join the School's Visiting International
Scholars Program and participate in a new journalism training initiative
aimed at producing high quality coverage of agricultural development
issues in Africa for dissemination in U.S., African, and international
media.
*Requirements:*
Selected fellows must bring at least five years experience in journalism in
sub-Saharan Africa, in any medium including print newspaper, magazine,
television, radio, documentary, or new media format such as blogging,
podcasting, and other online publishing.
Applicants also must demonstrate a proven track record of commitment to
the truth-seeking craft, and a willingness to effectively investigate
problems of food access and production on the continent.
A B.A. degree, at minimum, is strongly desired, along with experience and
knowledge about agricultural issues in African countries.
Selected African fellows will enroll with other Visiting Scholars in
background courses at Berkeley examining the global food crisis starting in
late August 2009, while also contributing their knowledge about Africa and
journalism to their U.S. and international peers.
*Applications:*
Applications must include a CV, three examples of work, and a one-page
cover letter containing a statement of interest. Please send applications
to the following email address, c/o dean's assistant Julie Hirano:
africa@journalism.berkeley.edu<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=africa@journalism.berkeley.edu>
*Deadline for applications: May 1, 2009*
This opportunity is part of a new two-year grant provided by the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation to the Graduate School of Journalism at the
University of California at Berkeley.
It is too late i am positing this fellowship as I have just came across it 5 minutes ago. Even if the deadline is due (1st of May) for those who are interested and have the required qualifications, i will strongly suggest you write directly to africa@journalism.berkeley.edu and ask if you can still apply or ask for next year information.
All the best,
*UC Berkeley Fellowships for African Journalists*
Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism - Press - J-School for Africa Agriculture Reporting Program
*The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at
Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for two year-long fellowships
for accomplished African journalists, beginning in August 2009.*
The fellowships will each total $36,000, including roundtrip airfare,
professional stipends, and rent while in Berkeley. The initiative will
also offer dedicated funding for both domestic U.S. and Africa travel for
research and reporting work.
The selected fellows will join the School's Visiting International
Scholars Program and participate in a new journalism training initiative
aimed at producing high quality coverage of agricultural development
issues in Africa for dissemination in U.S., African, and international
media.
*Requirements:*
Selected fellows must bring at least five years experience in journalism in
sub-Saharan Africa, in any medium including print newspaper, magazine,
television, radio, documentary, or new media format such as blogging,
podcasting, and other online publishing.
Applicants also must demonstrate a proven track record of commitment to
the truth-seeking craft, and a willingness to effectively investigate
problems of food access and production on the continent.
A B.A. degree, at minimum, is strongly desired, along with experience and
knowledge about agricultural issues in African countries.
Selected African fellows will enroll with other Visiting Scholars in
background courses at Berkeley examining the global food crisis starting in
late August 2009, while also contributing their knowledge about Africa and
journalism to their U.S. and international peers.
*Applications:*
Applications must include a CV, three examples of work, and a one-page
cover letter containing a statement of interest. Please send applications
to the following email address, c/o dean's assistant Julie Hirano:
africa@journalism.berkeley.edu<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=africa@journalism.berkeley.edu>
*Deadline for applications: May 1, 2009*
This opportunity is part of a new two-year grant provided by the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation to the Graduate School of Journalism at the
University of California at Berkeley.
