Health Journalism fellowship
Internews is inviting applications for Health Journalism fellowship, a 16-week long fellowship which will commence on 1 August 2013. Kenyan fellows must be TV and print journalists as well as infographics designers and developers. Applicants must have a working experience of three years in the field of health and investigate journalism in Kenya. Fellows will receive a travel and research costs, stipend of Sh400,000 for the duration of the fellowship. The deadline for applications is 11 July, 2013.
Study Subject (s): The fellowship is awarded in health journalism.
Course Level: This fellowship is for TV and print journalists as well as infographics designers and developers.
Scholarship Provider: Internews
Scholarship can be taken at: Kenya
Eligibility: The fellowship is open to TV and print journalists as well as infographics designers and developers with at least three years’ experience working for or contributing to mainstream media in Kenya.
-Applicants should be able to demonstrate a deep interest in health and investigative journalism.
-Fellows will be selected largely on the basis of previous work and the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to health and data journalism.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Applicants from Kenya are eligible for this journalism fellowship.
Scholarship Description: Print and TV journalists, infographics designers and developers interested in broadening their understanding of the emerging field of data journalism and retooling their storytelling skills are invited to apply for a health data journalism fellowship at Internews in Kenya. The fellowship, which will explore reporting on malaria, family planning, maternal and child health, and HIV, offers mid-career broadcast and print journalists an opportunity to take time out from the newsroom to enhance and polish their health and data journalism skills while engaging in high quality, high impact health journalism. As a practical and customized programme, this fellowship focuses on both craft and content. Through one-on-one mentoring, discussions with top data journalists, travel grants, as well as interactions with health experts, policy makers and communities, fellows will be grounded in the principles of health and data journalism. They will also develop story sources and ideas and the capacity to examine the health, cultural, socio-economic, and cultural ramifications of major public health issues.
Number of award (s): Not Known
Duration of award (s): The 16-weeks long fellowship, which will commence on 1 August 2013, is designed to equip journalists, info graphic designers and developers with new skill sets to produce data driven long-form stories on health issues.
What does it cover? During the course of the fellowship, fellows will be given grants to cover travel and research costs relating to specific topics of their choice for broadcast and publication in their media houses. The fellows are expected to negotiate for permission for time away from their places of work. Fellows will receive a stipend of Sh400,000 for the duration of the fellowship.
Selection Criteria: Fellows will be selected largely on the basis of previous work and the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to health and data journalism.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically or hand delivery.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 11 July, 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
Study Subject (s): The fellowship is awarded in health journalism.
Course Level: This fellowship is for TV and print journalists as well as infographics designers and developers.
Scholarship Provider: Internews
Scholarship can be taken at: Kenya
Eligibility: The fellowship is open to TV and print journalists as well as infographics designers and developers with at least three years’ experience working for or contributing to mainstream media in Kenya.
-Applicants should be able to demonstrate a deep interest in health and investigative journalism.
-Fellows will be selected largely on the basis of previous work and the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to health and data journalism.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Applicants from Kenya are eligible for this journalism fellowship.
Scholarship Description: Print and TV journalists, infographics designers and developers interested in broadening their understanding of the emerging field of data journalism and retooling their storytelling skills are invited to apply for a health data journalism fellowship at Internews in Kenya. The fellowship, which will explore reporting on malaria, family planning, maternal and child health, and HIV, offers mid-career broadcast and print journalists an opportunity to take time out from the newsroom to enhance and polish their health and data journalism skills while engaging in high quality, high impact health journalism. As a practical and customized programme, this fellowship focuses on both craft and content. Through one-on-one mentoring, discussions with top data journalists, travel grants, as well as interactions with health experts, policy makers and communities, fellows will be grounded in the principles of health and data journalism. They will also develop story sources and ideas and the capacity to examine the health, cultural, socio-economic, and cultural ramifications of major public health issues.
Number of award (s): Not Known
Duration of award (s): The 16-weeks long fellowship, which will commence on 1 August 2013, is designed to equip journalists, info graphic designers and developers with new skill sets to produce data driven long-form stories on health issues.
What does it cover? During the course of the fellowship, fellows will be given grants to cover travel and research costs relating to specific topics of their choice for broadcast and publication in their media houses. The fellows are expected to negotiate for permission for time away from their places of work. Fellows will receive a stipend of Sh400,000 for the duration of the fellowship.
Selection Criteria: Fellows will be selected largely on the basis of previous work and the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to health and data journalism.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically or hand delivery.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 11 July, 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
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