Asia Journalism Fellowship at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore Posted by: Shohag Munshe Hamim Asia Journalism Fellowship Details: Temasek Foundation and Nanyang Technological University are offering Asia Journalism Fellowship at NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information for three months of learning and exchange. Asian journalist and freelancers are eligible for this journalism fellowship. Fellows will be provided a stipend of S$1,500 per month for the duration programme. Travel to and from Singapore will also be covered. Applicants must have at least five years of professional journalism experience for applying. Application must reach by 25 October 2013. The programme allows Fellows to take part in seminars and workshops designed to sharpen professional skills and deepen their understanding of key trends shaping their profession. Eased of their usual deadline pressures, Fellows also get to work on an independent project and pursue their intellectual interests, guided by professors and other experts on and off campus. AJF also provides access to key news makers in Singapore’s public sector, business community and civil society, offering insights into the challenges faced by one of Asia’s most cosmopolitan hub cities. Asia Journalism Fellowship for: Applicants from Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen) are eligible for this journalism fellowship. Asia Journalism Fellowship Offering Institute: Temasek Foundation and Nanyang Technological University Offered Asia Journalism Fellowship: The Fellowship brings around 15 journalists from across Asia to Singapore for three months. Amount of Asia Journalism Fellowship: Fellows will be provided a stipend of S$1,500 per month for the duration of the three month programme. Travel to and from Singapore will also be covered. There is no extra funding for spouses and children to visit. Free accommodation is provided in service apartments. Two or three Fellows share one apartment, which has a kitchen for you to cook meals. Fellows will have access to the library, computer, internet and athletic facilities of the NTU campus. NTU will apply for Training Employment Passes for the Fellows to come to Singapore. Any visiting family members must handle their own entry permit applications. Level and Subject of Study: Fellowship is awarded to journalists at NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information for three months of learning and exchange. AJF is a residential programme requiring full participation throughout the three-month period. The fellowship is awarded in journalism at NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. Applicant’s Eligibility for Asia Journalism Fellowship: To be eligible for the Fellowship, you must satisfy the following minimum criteria: -At least five years of professional journalism experience, not including student journalism. Currently working as a journalist. -Freelancers are eligible, if journalism is your main activity. -Residing in Asia. -Able to operate in English, this is the working language of the programme. -We welcome journalists working in non-English media, but you will have to show your proficiency in English through a telephone interview. -Permission from your employers to be away for the full three months of the Fellowship. Application Process: For Application and Information about Asia Journalism Fellowship please click here. Deadline: Asia Journalism Fellowship Application must reach the Wee Kim Wee School no later than 5 pm (Singapore Time), Friday 25 October 2013.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:00:32 +0000
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