[Reader-list] AIC Young Media Fellowships

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Introduction

The Australia-India Council (AIC) is pleased to announce that 
applications are open for the AIC Young Media Fellowships.

The Fellowships provide career development opportunities for promising 
young Indian print and television journalists in Australia. The 
Fellowships encourage long-term networks between Indian and Australian 
journalists and media organisations, and expose young Indian 
journalists to Australian stories.

Media release – 28 January 2011, 
http://www.dfat.gov.au/aic/aic_ymf_media_release.doc

What does the Fellowship provide?

In 2011, the AIC will award three Fellowships, each comprising:

a grant of AU $7,000 to cover international airfares, domestic travel, 
accommodation and other expenses; and
assistance with establishing contacts in Australia.
What are Fellowship recipients required to do?

Fellowship recipients will be expected to:

spend a minimum of 21 days (and a maximum of 28 days) in Australia;
visit a minimum of three Australian states and/or territories;
publish or broadcast six stories in the Indian media; and
provide a written report and a financial acquittal of the grant funds 
to the AIC.
Who Can Apply?

To be eligible for an AIC Young Media Fellowship, you must be:

a journalist in print or television media;
born after 1 January 1971;
employed by a professional Indian print or television media 
organisation; and
have the permission of your employer to apply and participate.

How to Apply:

Application form [PDF] , 
http://www.dfat.gov.au/aic/aic_ymf_application.pdf

 [Word], http://www.dfat.gov.au/aic/aic_ymf_application.doc

You will need to provide:

an outline of the project you will pursue in Australia (1000 words or 
less);
proof of age (eg. a certified copy of birth certificate, driver’s 
license or passport);
two pieces of published or broadcast work (maximum length 2,000 words 
(or equivalent) (applicants can submit an online link or a written 
transcript. Where DVDs/VCDs are provided, three copies are required and 
cannot be returned);
a letter from your employer confirming their support for your 
application, and their agreement to release you to undertake the 
Fellowship; and
two letters from referees other than your employer.
The application form must be signed and returned by mail, fax or email 
to:

AIC Country Manager
C/- Australian High Commission
1/50 G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi – 110 021
Tel:             +91 98108 60451
Fax: +91 2688 2732
Email: Asha.Das at dfat.gov.au

Selection

Applications will be assessed by a panel comprising judges from the AIC 
and the Australian High Commission in New Delhi. Applications will be 
assessed against the following criteria:

quality of the applicant’s submitted work;
quality and relevance of the applicant’s project outline;
applicant’s long-term potential in media;
applicant’s demonstrated initiative; and
applicant’s likelihood of long-term engagement with Australia.
Conditions of the Fellowships

Fellowship recipients must:

provide the AIC with copies of their work, or drafts of their work, 
before leaving Australia; and
arrange for their work to be published or broadcast within six weeks of 
leaving Australia.
Recipients are free to work on other, additional stories during the 
Fellowship and retain the intellectual property of their published or 
broadcast work.

The AIC does not undertake publication or broadcast, or find publishers 
or broadcasters for the work, but retains the right to use material 
produced during the Fellowship in consultation with the successful 
applicants.

When to apply

Application close COB 28 February 2011. Successful applicants will be 
notified in March 2011.