Milena Jesenská Fellowship for Journalists 2012/2013

The Milena Jesenská Fellowship program offers European journalists time off from their professional duties in order to pursue in-depth research on a topic of their choice. Journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey are also eligible to apply.

Applicants are asked to related their proposal to one of the main research fields of the IWM ( for details please see www.iwm.at/research.htm ).

The call is directed towards cultural journalists, with the term “cultural” being interpreted in a broad sense to encompass a wide variety of intellectual and artistic fields. However, applicants’ work may also deal with societal issues of European relevance.

Milena Jesenská Fellowships are intended as an award for excellence and are directed  towards experienced journalists. Applicants must have worked in print, broadcast or online journalism for several years and must be able to provide proof of their outstanding professional record. Applications by entry-level journalists or students will be rejected. The fellows are invited to spend three months at the IWM in Vieanna, Austria.

They will receive a stipend in the amount of EUR 7.630 and are provided with an office, access to e-mail and internet, in-house research facilities, and other relevant resources in Vienna. Travel grants up to EUR 1.820 can be paid for research trips to neighbouring countries.

Deadline for application: 10 April 2012

More information about the application requirements and procedure you will find at: www.iwm.at/Fellowships

További információ a programról elérhető itt: http://www.iwm.at/info/IWM_Milena_Jesenska_Fellowship_2011-12.pdf és itt: http://www.erstestiftung.org/blog/open-call-milena-jesenska-fellowships-for-journalists-20122013/