Applications invited for Dag Hammarskjöld journalism fellowship

Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2017 fellowship programme, reports UNB.
The application deadline is March 20, 2017.
The fellowships are available to radio, television, print and web journalists, aged 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested in coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 72nd 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, said a press release yesterday.
The fellowship programme is open to journalists who are native to one of the developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America/the Caribbean and are currently working for media organisations.
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 organisations to spend up to three months in New York to report from the United Nations.
In an effort to rotate recipient countries, the Fund will not consider journalist applications for 2017 from nations selected in 2016: Argentina, Indonesia, Iran and Tajikistan. Journalists from these countries may apply in 2018.
Four journalists are selected each year after a review of all applications.

 

Applications invited for Dag Hammarskjöld journalism fellowship

Dag Hammarskjld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2017 fellowship programme, reports UNB. The application deadline is March 20, 2017. The fellowships are available to radio, television, print and web journalists, aged 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested in coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 72nd 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, said a press release yesterday. The fellowship programme is open to journalists who are native to one of the developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America/the Caribbean and are currently working for media organisations. 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 organisations to spend up to three months in New York to report from the United Nations. In an effort to rotate recipient countries, the Fund will not consider journalist applications for 2017 from nations selected in 2016: Argentina, Indonesia, Iran and Tajikistan. Journalists from these countries may apply in 2018. Four journalists are selected each year after a review of all applications.