KAS Media Africa Scholarship for Undergraduate and Masters in South Africa

KAS Media
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.

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.

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