Journalism Fellowships for Developing Countries in USA, 2015

Journalism Fellowships for
Developing Countries in USA, 2015

The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund is
offering journalism fellowships to
radio, television, print and web
journalists. The fellowship
program is open to journalists
who are native to one of the
developing countries in Africa,
Asia, Latin America and the
Caribbean. Four journalists are
selected each year after a review
of all applications. Fellowships
are available for professional
journalists who are interested in
coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 70th session of the
United Nations General Assembly. The application deadline is March 16, 2015.
Study Subject (s): Journalism Fellowships for Developing Countries in USA, 2015 are
awarded in Journalism.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for professional journalists who are interested in
coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 70th session of the
United Nations General Assembly.
Scholarship Provider: The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund
Eligibility: The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists fellowships are open to individuals
who:
-Are native of one of the developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the
Caribbean.
-Currently live in and write for media in a developing country.
-Are between the ages of 25 and 35.
-Have a very good command of the
English language since United Nations
press conferences and many documents
are in English only.
-Are currently employed full-time as
professional journalists for print,
television, radio or internet media
organizations.
-Have approval from their media
organizations to spend up to three
months in New York reporting from the
United Nations.
-Receive a commitment from their media
organizations that the reports they file
during the term of the Fellowship will be
used and that they will continue to be
paid as employees.
The students of developing countries of Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte
d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the
Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and
Zimbabwe), Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia,
Kingdom of China, People’s Rep., India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan,
Laos, Democratic Rep., Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan,
Islamic Rep. of Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Kingdom of Timor
– Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam) , Latin America (Argentina, Belize, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela), and the Caribbean (Antigua and
Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana,
Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (Commonwealth), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago) can apply for these
scholarships.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from
professional journalists from developing countries for its 2014 fellowship program. The
application deadline is March 16, 2015. 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 70th session of the
United Nations General Assembly. The fellowships will begin in early 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, Latin 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.
Four journalists are selected each year after a review of all applications.
The fellowships will begin in early September and extend to late November.
The Fund will provide: round-trip airfare to New York; accommodations; health insurance
for the duration of the fellowship, and a daily allowance to cover food and other
necessities. The Fund will not be responsible for other expenses of a personal nature,
such as telephone calls.
The mode of applying is by post and electronically.
The Journalism Fellowships for Developing Countries in USA, 2015 application deadline
is March 16, 2015.