Application Deadline: Friday 29 June 2018
Applications open from Wednesday 23 May to Friday 29 June for the Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship Programme. Fellowships offer mid-career journalists the opportunity to reflect on the industry and carry out media-based research while being part of the University of Oxford, studying with an international cohort of journalists and academics.
Applications open for the following fellowships:
Anglo American Journalist Fellowship
The Anglo American Journalist Fellowships are aimed at mid-career journalists resident in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Brazil, Peru, Colombia or Chile.
The Fellowships will appeal to journalists who are interested in the opportunity of producing a research paper that falls broadly within the categories of Transparency, Accountability and / or Sustainability.
Applications will be assessed on three main criteria:
- The quality of the professional achievements of the journalist, related to the stage they have reached in their career
- Their potential and interest in being part of an international programme, and of contributing to and making best use of the opportunity presented by the fellowship
- The quality of their detailed research proposal and their proposed ideas on how they might promote their research.
There is one six month Fellowship available each academic year. The Fellowship funding covers programme fees, travel and visa costs and a living allowance of £2,000 per month.
The deadline for applications is midday on 29 June 2018
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Wincott Business Journalist Fellowship
The Reuters Institute is seeking applications for Wincott Journalist Fellowships as part of its world renowned Journalist Fellowship Programme based at the Reuters Institute in Oxford.
There is one Fellowship available for one term, starting in April 2019. Fellowships are aimed at mid-career business journalists resident in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Fellowships will appeal to business journalists who want to take a deeper look at one aspect of financial reporting.
Applications will be assessed on the basis of three main criteria:
- The quality of the professional achievements of the journalist related to the stage they have reached in their career
- Their potential and interest in being part of an international programme, and of contributing to and making best use of the opportunity presented by the Fellowship
- The quality of their detailed research proposal, which should focus on an aspect of business reporting.
The deadline for applications is midday on 29 June 2018
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For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Reuters Institute Journalism Fellowship Programme 2019
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[…] The Reuters Institute, based at the University of Oxford, offers a limited number of Journalist Fellowships each year. The fully-funded Fellowships are aimed at practising journalists from all over the world, to enable them to research a topic of their choice, related to their work and the broader media industry, before returning to newsrooms. The Fellowships offer an opportunity to network with a global group of journalists, spend time away from the daily pressure of deadlines, and examine the key issues facing the industry, with input from leading experts and practitioners. Fellowships last one, two or three terms. […]