Applications Open for EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship! Deadline: 1 May 2017

Applications Open for EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship!

Deadline: 1 May 2017

The European Union Delegation to Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is inviting applicants for its “EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship” with an aim to recognize outstanding journalistic talent among young Canadians.

The EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship seeks to reinforce links between Europeans and Canadians and to raise awareness of the European Union among a new generation of Canadian students and journalists.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible, participants must be:

• Actively enrolled in a Canadian university/post-secondary institution or active in the field of journalism
• Between the ages 18-30
• Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply

• Applicants must include:
  • Sample of work
    • Applicants are invited to submit a sample of their work, in English or French (recently published or unpublished), focusing on an issue of relevance pertaining to the European Union or European Union-Canada relations.
    • In terms of format, the work may be either written (a news story or opinion piece of maximum 1,000 words, recently published or unpublished) or audio-visual (a report of up to 90 seconds duration, previously aired or not).
    • The jury will pay particular attention to journalistic qualities and talent, including rigorous research and factual accuracy.
  • Letter of motivation
    • Applicants must write a letter of motivation clearly outlining specific topics they plan to write about during/upon return from Europe and where their work will appear (media outlet, social media, blog etc.)
    • Winners will have complete editorial independence and, while the Delegation and the Canadian Association of Journalists will retain the right to publish/reproduce their work to promote the program in future years, applicants will maintain intellectual property rights of their work.
    • The letter should also include the reasons for applying and the anticipated benefits to be derived from participation in the study trip.
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status
• Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.

Eligible Country: Canada

For more information, please visit this link.