Inclusive Media Fellowships for Journalists 2010,Delhi

Inclusive media for change, an initiative based at the CSDS, invites applications for short-term (six-week) media fellowships for print and electronic media journalists in English and Hindi for early 2010. The fellowship amount is Rs. 95,000 plus Rs 55,000 for travel and incidental expenses.

Awards: The fellowships will be awarded to newspaper/ magazine/ radio/ TV and Internet journalists/ photo-journalists on themes of multiple crises in rural India. The topics/ projects chosen must be about issues/ success stories/ positive interventions/ policy alternatives in the areas of rural livelihoods, agrarian crises, agriculture and environment, distress migration, hunger/ malnutrition, rural health, empowerment and law and justice.

Selection Procedure: The final output of the selected candidates will be in the form of stories or series of reports/ articles/ radio or TV packages/ photo features to be carried by the media platform sponsoring the candidates with due acknowledgement to the Inclusive Media Project of the CSDS. Out of the fellowship duration of six weeks, four weeks are assigned for news/ material gathering and the remaining two weeks for writing/ producing/ editing or putting together of the information gathered.
Application Procedure: The applications should include the candidate’s CV (within 3 A4 pages) along with the following:
. A project proposal not to exceed 500 words.
. A break up of 3 to 5 ideas for stories/ reports/ pictures/ packages (within 200 words)
. A brief note on travels/ boarding/ other requirements (within Rs. 55,000)
. Two samples of published work in English or Hindi.
. A supporting letter from the editor assuring leave for 4 weeks and agreeing to use the output.
. (Free lancers must procure a letter from an editor agreeing to use the fellowship utput)
. A letter of recommendation about the candidate’s past record and suitability for the project.

Rules:
. The verdict of the fellowship jury will be final.
. All payments will be subject to TDS rules.
. The Inclusive media project will suspend or withdraw the grant/ advance payment if the fellow fails to complete the project and publish its outcome. The candidates are strongly advised to read the rules carefully before applying and not to wait for the last date.
. The outcomes of the fellowships will also be put on the website (im4change.org)
. The completed application must reach the following address:
Inclusive Media Project, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
(CSDS), 29, Rajpur Road, Delhi 11 00 54.

Contact:
Inclusive Media for Change
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)
29, Rajpur Road,
Delhi-110054

Email: im4change.csds(AT)gmail.com / coreteam(AT)im4change.org

Contact Number: +91 11 23981012