Deadline: 21 October 2015
The Reuters Institute is inviting applicants for a Google Digital News Journalist Fellowship as part of its world renowned Journalist Fellowship Programme based at the Reuters Institute in Oxford.
The Journalism Fellowship Programme enables mid-career journalists to improve their knowledge and to study issues important to their professional development in greater depth. The fellowship will appeal to a journalist who is excited by the opportunity of producing a research paper based on some aspect of either the survey data or digital journalism more generally with a direct focus on the professional and industry implications based on their own experience.
Benefits
- Fellows are given access to the world famous Bodleian Library and other Oxford University facilities and resources.
- They will be granted Visiting Scholar status of Green Templeton College. Fellows are strongly encouraged to attend university seminars, lectures and classes on all relevant subjects.
- The University boasts numerous specialist facilities such as regional centres for African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Eastern and Western European, Japanese and Chinese Studies, which Fellows are encouraged to engage with.
- No academic credits or qualifications can be obtained through the Fellowship Programme although a certificate is awarded on submission of the Fellows’ Research paper.
Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have a minimum of five years experience in any branch of journalism and demonstrate sufficient proficiency in English to be able to participate fully in the life of the Programme and write a research paper in English of publishable quality.
- Other areas of research can be considered providing these are clearly related to the professional work of applicants and will lead to greater excellence in journalism.
How to Apply
Applicants may send application form via mail, as mentioned on the website.
For more information, please visit Digital News Journalist Fellowship.
