IJP German-Southeastern European Bursary 2023 (up to €3,800)
Deadline: 20th of January, 2023
The IJP German-Southeastern European Bursary 2023 application period is now open. Up to 10 journalists from Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, and Serbia who are passionate about climate and energy issues can take advantage of this opportunity thanks to the bursary.
Journalists who are awarded the climate and energy bursary will have a greater understanding of the subject and have the chance to work and specialize both domestically and abroad. During their fellowship, they are welcome to do international research on a shared subject.
Program Information:
An introduction conference with a particular theme kicks off the scholarship program. The participating journalists will then start their stay at their respective host media outlets. For the duration of the scholarship, journalists from Germany will reside at a host media in one of the other countries, while journalists from those other countries will spend their time at a media in Germany.
The International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP) chooses these media while taking the fellows’ preferences, credentials, and interests into account. The scholars will work on their own journalistic projects and primarily report for media in their home country while being somewhat integrated into the host media’s workflow.The journalists will enhance their understanding of climate and energy concerns throughout their six to eight-week stay, as well as their knowledge of the host nation and local journalists.
An end-of-program meeting brings the program to a close. A three-page report on the participants’ experiences is requested. Included in it should be every contribution they made while they were there. Following the exchange, they advise the participants to keep in touch with one another via the IJP alumni network, where they will have the opportunity to connect with numerous past IJP scholars in Germany and more than 40 other nations.
Funding:
Each fellow will receive a stipend of 3,800 Euro to help cover travel costs, accommodation
and personal expenses during his or her stay. The participant must cover any additional
costs.
Eligibility:
- Open to any journalist, blogger and Documentary filmmaker from Germany, Romania,
Bulgaria and Serbia. - Journalist should be working for any print, radio, online or TV media (employed or
freelancer). - Fluency in German or one of the other countries’ official languages is not expected, though
helpful for successful application. At least workable knowledge of English is essential.
Application:
Applications should include:
- CV, including photograph
- letter of motivation and a letter of recommendation by an editor or supervisor, supporting
the application - three written samples of work (TV and radio journalists are asked to send a comprehensive
list of contributions). - scholars from Germany should select three media and countries they would like to stay and
journalists from the other countries should come up with at least two preferred host media
in Germany they would be interested being placed at.
Important: Before the scholarship is transferred, applicants must have an international health insurance
for the duration of their scholarship. It is to be assumed that working in a guest editorial office will only
work with a complete vaccination protection against Covid-19 (corresponding written proof must be
submitted).
Send your digital application in one pdf document to koch@ijp.org
