2024 Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowships

Applications are currently being submitted for the 2024 Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowships. The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists requests that applications be sent in by career newspaper, television, radio, or internet journalists from predominantly developing nations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania. The duration of the fellowship is anticipated to be about 10 weeks of the 79th United Nations General Assembly settlement. Applicants should prove a deep concern for global issues and the activities of the U.N. and its constituent institutions. Both possible full-time and freelance reporters should submit an application.

The chosen journalists may see how the U.N. operates in practice by participating in working sessions, daily press conferences, and one-to-one interviews. J Harr will help you file news-breaking reports which will be topical to your readers or fans. Besides that, fellows will chat network with media associates from other countries and see how they face problems in different countries.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Passport: Applicant journalists must possess a valid passport: to apply for (and acquire) an I-1 journalist visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate, to accept the Fellowship.
• Work samples: Applicants must submit work samples dated no earlier than 2023 (see Work Samples on Application Form).
• Employment: Applicants should be employed by bona fide media organizations (print, television, radio, or web journalism) to independently produce news and information for mass audiences.
• Spoken English: Proficiency in spoken English is required, as one of the primary languages used at the UN.
• Not eligible: Journalists younger than 25 and older than 35 are ineligible and students of journalism.
• European citizens: Journalists residing in European countries are not eligible for the Fellowship competition unless they are still reporting to audiences in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania.

Benefits:

• The Fund will arrange and pay for all travel expenses for Fellowship Recipients. However, travel may not be booked or confirmed until a Fellow has received a valid I-1 Visa from the journalist to enter from the United States.
• Fellowship recipients will also be accommodated in fully furnished studio apartments near the United Nations by the Fund.

Application Requirements:

1. A fully completed online Application Form
2. A minimum of three work samples which have been published no earlier than 2023. If the work samples are not in English, a brief summary of each sample in English must be provided. If the reports of the applicant are available online, the URL must be submitted. Copies of the work samples not available online should be uploaded on the Application Form in Word, PDF, MP3, or JPEG format. Work samples not available on the media website homepage also may be uploaded on a publicly accessible online media service, e.g. YouTube.
3. A Letter of Endorsement from the editor or director concern of news organization employing the journalist should: a) grant the journalist a paid leave of absence for the duration of the Fellowship in the event that it is awarded; b) agree to publish or broadcast the reports written by the journalist while the journalist is attending the United Nations; c) provide contact information (e-mail, phone, etc) for further verification. An editor endorsing an application pledges to cover all transmission in case charges apply and agree to publication or broadcasting of the reports submitted.
4. A statement of no more than 500 words expressing interest in the Fellowship and explaining how the Fellowship will help increase the candidate’s knowledge of international diplomacy and issues debated at the United Nations.
5. A copy of the applicant’s current passport. Applications without a copy of a valid passport will not be considered.

Application Deadline:

All applications must be submitted by April 5, 2024.

For More Information:

Check the Official Webpage of the Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowships.