It is the time again when we seek entries for the prestigious FitzGerald prize for young African journalists.
This offers a scholarship for a promising, young (under 30) African journalist or aspirant journalist to do a post graduate BA hons degree at the University of The Witwatersrand ’s Journalism Programme in Johannesburg, starting in early 2012, and to join Reuters thereafter for a period of work experience.
Candidates must have an undergraduate degree or at least 3 years professional experience in journalism and must be nominated by a senior journalist, publisher or academic. They must be fluent in English. The scholarship will cover fees, accommodation and a modest living allowance.
Previous winners have come from Malawi, Nigeria and Kenya, chosen from among extremely strong candidates.
Candidates should submit a motivation letter, a CV, writing samples and at least 2 letters of nomination/reference by July 31, 2011 to fitzgeraldprize@thomsonreuters.com. Candidates will have to make themselves available for a written test and interview.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: fitzgeraldprize@thomsonreuters.com
For submissions: fitzgeraldprize@thomsonreuters.com
Website: http://af.reuters.com
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