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THE OPEN BOOK EARLY-CAREER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR SCIENCE JOURNALISTS

Application Deadline: 31 October,2023

LOCATION: Remote

Applications for the 2024 fellowship period are open. Every year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. During the course of this fellowship, fellows work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook and become part of the TON editorial team. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The fellowship is open to early-career science journalists with fewer than three years of regular professional science writing experience. Please note the following details:

Internships and student work do not count toward this requirement.

Exceptions to this requirement may be made for cases in which an applicant has more than three years of professional science writing experience but some or all of that experience is not in English.

Some training and/or experience in writing for the general public is a requirement for this fellowship.

International applicants are welcome. However, applications, including writing samples and letters of recommendation, must be in English. Materials translated into English from another language are acceptable.

BENEFIT:

$6,000 Stipend

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ILO GLOBAL MEDIA COMPETITION ON LABOUR MIGRATION

Application Deadline: 31 October 2023 (23:59, Central European Time)

LOCATION: Geneva, Switzerland

GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching the ninth edition of its annual Global Media Competition . Its aim is to distinguish fair and balanced media reports on labour migration. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to professional and student journalists and will be judged by a panel of international migration and journalism experts.

The winning entries will be selected according to a range of criteria including creativity, accuracy, balance and the positive portrayal of labour migration, including the multidimensional aspects of migrant workers’ lives.

Complete the online entry form and submit your piece in the following formats: written press, photo essay, multimedia, podcast, video or radio. A submission in any language is welcome. However, an English, French or Spanish translation must be included. Students are allowed to submit a published or unpublished media piece.

BENEFIT:

Three professional prizes and one student prize will be awarded. Winners can choose between a cash prize of US$1,200 in the professional category and US$500 in the student category, or a paid fellowship to participate in an online ITC-Turin  fair recruitment or forced labour or labour migration course in 2024.

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