KAS Media
Africa Scholarship 2017: Call for applications
Africa Scholarship 2017: Call for applications
KAS
Media Africa is offering a university scholarship to a promising, young (under
30) sub-Saharan African journalist to do a full-time Honours or Masters Degree
at the University of Witwatersrand’s Journalism Programme in Johannesburg in
2017.
Media Africa is offering a university scholarship to a promising, young (under
30) sub-Saharan African journalist to do a full-time Honours or Masters Degree
at the University of Witwatersrand’s Journalism Programme in Johannesburg in
2017.
The scholarship includes:
- University
fees - Return
flight to Johannesburg - Monthly
stipend of 5 000 ZAR - Accommodation
fees for student housing - A
one-time payment of 2 500 ZAR for study material
Requirements:
- Candidates
should be under 30 years old, working as a journalist in a sub-Saharan
African country and fluent in English. - For
Honours, candidates must have at least three years’ working experience and
either an undergraduate degree or pass an entrance test. - For
Masters, candidates must have a degree equivalent to the BA Honours in
Journalism (or related field) and at least three years’ working experience.
- Candidates
must work closely with KAS Media Africa during their stay in Johannesburg
and write a bi-monthly narrative report on their study progress.
Applicants need to submit:
- A
motivation letter - A
CV - Writing
samples - At
least 2 letters of nomination/reference by a senior journalist, publisher
or academic
Timeline:
- Closing
date for applications is 31 August 2016. - Applications
should be emailed to Brigitte.read@kas.de
with “KAS scholarship” in the subject heading. - Candidates
should make themselves available in mid-September for an interview by
skype or telephone and be willing to sit a test exam. - The
decision on the award will be made before the end of September 2016. - Successful
candidates will be expected to complete an online student application and
supply all the necessary documentation, including a SAQA assessment. - The
application for a student visa will be the responsibility of the
candidate, who must begin the process before mid-November 2016. - The
academic year starts in the beginning of Feb 2017, and ends with the
submission of research in November or the following February. The
successful candidate should plan to travel in late January 2017.
For moreinformation on KAS Media Africa.
For more
information on the University of Witwatersrand’s Journalism Programme.