What: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has announced its first media fellowship for journalists of the South Asian region on climate change titled 'Climate Change in South Asia: Indications, Impacts and Innovations for Survival'.

Duration
Two months: October 27-December 27, 2008, with one month of travel time and another month for research, writing, and publication and submission of stories and features.

Compensation and funding
Selected fellows will each receive a stipend of INR 50,000 (subject to tax deductions at source) to support research, travel and writing between October and December 2008.

The stipend will be released in two instalments -- the first as a travel grant at the start of the fellowship programme and the second after its successful completion.

Who can apply
These fellowships are open to journalists working in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka [Images] and the Maldives [Images]. Working journalists, freelancers and photojournalists are encouraged to apply.

Applications must be accompanied by the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae / resume
• For print journalists, three samples of published work on development issues. By 'published work', we mean articles published by / in national or regional media.
• Those writing in regional languages must have at least one of their articles translated into English.
• For television and radio journalists, two samples of telecasted / broadcasted programmes on development issues � those telecasting / broadcasting in regional languages must also give a short written summary of the programme/s along with the CDs of the samples.
• A letter of support from the editor that the output under the fellowship will be published / broadcast (mandatory for all candidates, including freelancers).
• A comprehensive fellowship proposal outlining (a) the subject/s and story ideas that the applicant proposes to focus on, (b) tentative travel plans and (c) a list of people who might be interviewed.

Last date for submission of applications: October 17, 2008

Fellowships output
Selected applicants from the print media will be expected to generate feature and news article/s totalling 5,000 words, based on the research carried out under the fellowship. Original clippings of these articles will have to be submitted at the completion of the fellowship programme. They will also be expected to take and submit photographs of the areas they travel in for their stories.

Selected applicants from the audio-visual media will be expected to generate either a single film / radio programme or a series of episodes / programmes, based on the research carried out under the fellowships. Video and audio CDs of these outputs will have to be submitted at the completion of the fellowship programme.

Conditions
Fellowship grants of the fellows unable to complete and submit their reports / outputs within the stipulated time will be withdrawn.

Contact
Souparno Banerjee / Shachi Chaturvedi
Media Resource Centre
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
New Delhi [Images] 110 062
Phone: (011) 29955124, 29955125
Cellphones: 099108 64339 / 098187 50007
Email: souparno@cseindia.org / shachi@cseindia.org
Website: www.cseindia.org/

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