IJP is offering travel and work fellowship to five young journalists from the Middle East, especially from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine to spend a two-month period in Germany. The fellowship begins at the end of October 2012 with an introductory event in Berlin together with the German fellows.
These fellowships are being organized in cooperation with governmental institutions, foundations and sponsors in Germany and the Middle East. These fellowships are being offered to journalists in Germany, who can apply to spend a two-month period in the Middle East.
The two work fellowships each for journalists from Germany and Israel are named in honour of the journalist Ernst Cramer and the former mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek and their exemplary dedication to the intensification of German-Israeli relations. This fellowship is intended to enable young journalists to familiarize themselves with the political issues in Germany at an early stage of their career. This will create awareness of aspects of relations between Germany and the Middle Eastern region in future multipliers and will give them a personal insight into mentality, culture and everyday life in Germany and the European Union.
The practical part of the fellowship ensures contact with colleagues in the region, and it is hoped this contact will be maintained in future years. This is also the intention of future alumni reunions in Berlin.
The fellowship carries a single payment of 4,000 euro per person. This sum is intended to cover a large proportion of the travel costs, board and lodging. Fellows are expected to contribute a certain amount themselves. There will be no payment for the individual’s work on location as a journalist.
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