Fellowship available to cover 65th UN General Assembly in New York

Deadline: April 9, 2010

Region: Worldwide

Journalists from developing nations between the ages of 25 and 35 are encouraged to apply to a fellowship program that will send recipients to New York for approximately two months to cover the United Nations General Assembly. Deadline: April 9.

Applicants to the fellowship, called the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists 2010, must be currently employed by a legitimate media organization. Fellowships will pay travel and accomodations in New York for approximately two months as well as a per diem allowance.

Applications will not be accepted from Egypt, Pakistan, Phillipines and Ghana, as those were the winning nations of 2009.

For more information, visit the Web site: http://unjournalismfellowship.org/node/542.

For specific questions, e-mail info@unjournalismfellowship.org

‘Courtesy of the International Journalists’ Network’