Said-Asfari Fellowship for Journalists from the Levant (Lebanon, Palestine, Syria)

04 July 2012
Said-Asfari Fellowship for Journalists from the Levant (Lebanon, Palestine, Syria)
Deadline: 10 August 2012

The Said-Asfari Fellowship, established in 2012, is a six month (two term) Fellowship supported by the Said Foundation and the Asfari Foundation. It is open to experienced journalists wishing to undertake research projects on a variety of subjects, normally related to the business, economic and/or social development of a country or of its media.

There is a minimum requirement of 5 years’ professional journalistic experience, but exceptional applicants who do not meet this requirement may be considered. Candidates should ideally be based in the Levant and intend to work there upon the completion of the Fellowship. Journalists from Lebanon, Palestine and Syria (resident in the Levant region or Egypt) are eligible.

Applications for Said-Asfari Fellowships are now being accepted. The closing date is Friday 10th August at 12.00 noon.

IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO APPLY BY POST, PLEASE SEND ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO:

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Department of Politics and International Relations
University of Oxford
13 Norham Gardens
Oxford
OX2 6PS
United Kingdom

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
  • All articles should be submitted on A4 size paper (shrunk/enlarged as appropriate)
  • CVs, biographies and research proposals should also be A4 size, with text single-spaced and no larger than size 12.
  • No paperclips or staples should be attached.

Please note that we are unable to return application materials.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: reuters.institute@politics.ox.ac.uk

For submissions: via the online application form or by post to above address

Website: http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/
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