The Dag
Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from
professional journalists from developing countries for its 2012 fellowship
programme. The application
deadline is Wednesday, March 30, 2012.
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 67th 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
programme is open to journalists who are native to one of the developing
countries in Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean, and are currently
working full-time for a bona fide media organisation 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
organisations to spend up to two 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 2012 from nations selected in 2011:
China, Ethiopia, India and Nigeria. Journalists from these countries may apply in 2013.
Four journalists are selected
each year after a review of all applications. The journalists who are awarded fellowships are given the
incomparable opportunity to observe international diplomatic deliberations at
the United Nations, to make professional contacts that will serve them for
years to come, to interact with seasoned journalists from around the world, and
to gain a broader perspective and understanding of matters of global
concern. Many past fellows have
risen to prominence in their professional and countries. The programme is not
intended to provide basic skills training to journalists, as all participants
are media professionals.