Journalists from Azerbaijan can apply for fellowship in Austria EUR7,500 stipend

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https://ijnet.org/en/opportunities/milena-jesenská-fellowship-open-europe

Journalists from European countries as well as Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan can apply for a research fellowship in Austria. 

Sponsored by the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM, in German), the Milena Jesenská Fellowship enables journalists who write about culture or societal issues of European relevance to take time out of the newsroom for research projects.

Fellows receive a EUR7,500 stipend and spend three months at IWM in Vienna. Travel grants of up to EUR1,900 can be paid for research trips to neighboring countries.

Applicants must have several years of experience in print, broadcast or online journalism. 

The application deadline is Feb. 6, 2017.

For more information, click here

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Журналисты из европейских стран, а также Турции, Грузии и Азербайджана могут подать заявление на проведение исследовательских работ в Австрии.

Стипендиаты получат стипендию EUR7,500 и проведут три месяца в IWM в Вене. Туристические гранты в размере до EUR1,900 могут быть оплачены для исследовательских поездок в соседние страны.

[emilio771]

hi

- should journalist write in english or in azery here in baku?

- what exactly will they do during these 3 months?

- can any journalist apply who has good english skills? and how will be made selection procedure?

 

thanks

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В 10.02.2017 в 01:29, emilio771 сказал:

hi

- should journalist write in english or in azery here in baku?

- what exactly will they do during these 3 months?

- can any journalist apply who has good english skills? and how will be made selection procedure?

 

thanks

The application deadline is Feb. 6, 2017.

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http://www.1news.az/society/20170406070243164.html

Посольство США в Баку объявляет набор среди граждан Азербайджана на получение степени магистра в области журналистики и медиа-менеджмента в Институте общественных дел Грузии (GIPA).

Как сообщили в посольстве, занятия будут проводиться преподавателями из стран Евросоюза, а также США, Грузии и Азербайджана.

Пять студентов из Азербайджана будут выбраны для участия в программе, которая продлится четыре семестра – с сентября 2017 года по май 2019 года. I и IV семестры студенты проведут в Баку, II и III – в университете GIPA в Тбилиси.

Во время учебы в GIPA студентам будут доступны компьютеры и другая аппаратура, доступ в Интернет и ресурсы библиотеки. Есть и возможность публикации в еженедельной студенческой газете Brosse Street Journal.

Посольство США в Баку финансирует обучение и проживание студентов в Грузии. Последний срок подачи документов – 29 апреля 2017 года.

Дополнительную информацию можно получить на сайте посольства США в Азербайджане.

https://azerbaijan.usembassy.gov/resources/gipa-masters-in-journalism-program.html

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Call for Applications: Fall 2017 Central Asia-Azerbaijan Fellowship Program

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The George Washington University – Elliott School of International Affairs’ Central Asia Program (CAP) welcomes applications for its Central Asia-Azerbaijan Fellowship Program.

The Central Asia-Azerbaijan Fellowship Program (CAAFP) is intended for young professionals – scholars, government officials, policy experts, human rights and political activists – who want to enhance their research and analytical skills and seek to become public policy leaders in their respective countries. More generally, the fellowship program seeks to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and to build lasting intellectual networks among Central Asian, Azerbaijani, and U.S scholarly and policy communities.

CAAFP fellows will spend five months in residence at GW, where they will participate in tailor-made programs and be introduced to U.S. policy and expert communities in both Washington, DC and New York. Fellows are required to attend seminars, workshops and training sessions, to write one policy brief on a predetermined theme, and to present their research at two public seminars. Throughout their fellowship, fellows will be mentored by program faculty affiliates.

Three fellows will be selected for Fall 2017.

Fellows will be awarded a monthly stipend of $3,000 (subject to taxes). Travel to and from Central Asia to Washington, DC, as well as visa and health insurance costs, will also be covered.

The theme for the Fall 2017 session is:

Cross-Regional Interactions in Central Asia and Azerbaijan

During the past decade the development of greater “connectivity” has become a priority of the international community in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Going beyond the issue of physical infrastructure, what other cross-regional interactions have developed at a grassroots levels in terms of businesses, policies, ideas, and societal interactions in the region?

Applicants are free to focus on one country or consider several countries in the region.

In their proposal for the policy paper, applicants need to:

1. Explain why the selected topic is important for the cross-regional interactions.

2. Analyze the challenges that this particular topic poses.

3. Provide policy recommendations.

Eligibility

• Must be between 25 and 40 years of age.
• Must be a citizen of any of the following six countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan AND currently reside in one of the six countries.
• Must have a background in government, policy, academia, human rights, or democracy.
• Academic candidates must possess a Master’s degree and have experience in policy-oriented activities. For non-academics an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected.
• must be fluent in both written and spoken English.

Selection

Fellows will be selected by the Central Asia Fellowship Advisory Board. The decision of the jury is final and no appeal is possible. All candidates are informed of the outcome of their applications by e-mail.

 

Deadlines

Applications for the Fall Session (August 15, 2017 – January 15, 2018) should be received no later than 11:59pm EDT Sunday, April 23, 2017. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Applicants will be notified by email by the end of May 2017.

 

Funders

The Fellowship is funded by the Open Society Foundations – NY

http://centralasiaprogram.org/blog/2017/03/23/call-for-applications-fall-2017-central-asia-azerbaijan-fellowship-program/