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Six-Month Fellowship on Journalism for Women 

News Network, a news-feature agency, invites applications from female graduates for a six-month fellowship on journalism und

ertaken in cooperation with USAID PROGATI (Promoting Governance, Accountability, Transparency and Integrity). The program will begin on November 01, 2009.

Who Can Apply

Ø       Graduates on journalism from any university will get preference

Ø       Those having master’s degrees in other disciplines and are contributing news/ articles/features to print, electronic or online media for minimum one year

Ø       And newcomers in journalism may apply for the fellowship

Materials needed to be attached with the application:

Ø       CV along with contact numbers, recent attested photo and copies of the latest educational certificate

Ø       No-objection letter from the employer for the trainee journalists

Ø       An essay of 250 words (maximum) about expectation from the fellowship program

After the three-month skill development training, the selected candidates will be attached with print and electronic media for another three-month internship.

During the programme, the fellows will receive monthly honorarium and transport cost. And those will be coming from outside Dhaka will be reimbursed with a lump sum amount for accommodation cost.

Only short-listed candidates will be called for the interview.  No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interviews.

The applications will have to be sent to the following address: Editor, News Network Road 5, House 9, Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh. Application can be also sent by electronically to the following email address:  

Write 'Fellowship' on top of the envelope or in the email’s subject option.

Last date of sending application: 18 October 2009.