Training Fellowship Opportunities at University of California Berkeley

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UC Berkeley Fellowships for African Journalists
http://www.journalism.berkeley.edu/press/african_journalists/

The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at
Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for two yearlong
fellowships for accomplished African journalists, beginning in August
2009.

The fellowships will each total $36,000, including roundtrip airfare,
professional stipends, and rent while in Berkeley. The initiative
will also offer dedicated funding for both domestic U.S. and Africa
travel for research and reporting work.

The selected fellows will join the School’s Visiting International
Scholars Program and participate in a new journalism training
initiative aimed at producing high quality coverage of agricultural
development issues in Africa for dissemination in U.S., African, and
international media.

Requirements:

Selected fellows must bring at least five years experience in
journalism in sub-Saharan Africa, in any medium including print
newspaper, magazine, television, radio, documentary, or new media
format such as blogging, podcasting, and other online publishing.

Applicants also must demonstrate a proven track record of commitment
to the truth-seeking craft, and a willingness to effectively
investigate problems of food access and production on the continent.

A B.A. degree, at minimum, is strongly desired, along with experience
and knowledge about agricultural issues in African countries.

Selected African fellows will enroll with other Visiting Scholars in
background courses at Berkeley examining the global food crisis
starting in late August 2009, while also contributing their knowledge
about Africa and journalism to their U.S. and international peers.

Applications must include a CV, three examples of work, and a one-
page cover letter containing a statement of interest. Please send
applications to the following email address, c/o dean’s assistant
Julie Hirano: africa@journalism.berkeley.edu

Deadline for applications: May 1, 2009

This opportunity is part of a new two-year grant provided by the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation to the Graduate School of Journalism at
the University of California at Berkeley.