The Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Essay Samples Fund for Journalists, USA

The Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund accepts applications from journalists in developing countries from Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean to the United Nations General Assembly in September of each year to cover. The awards represent a unique opportunity for promising young journalists from developing countries to see to work the United Nations and to report on his work for the media from their countries of origin.

Eligibility

Candidates must demonstrate interest and involvement in international affairs and provide a better understanding of the United Nations, its readers and the public.

The Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowship is open to individuals who:
* Are native of one of the developing countries of Africa, Asia, South America or the Caribbean. For 2011 only, the Fund will not accept applications from the countries of the 2010 Fellows — Nepal, Peru, South Africa and Togo — in an effort to rotate recipient countries.
* Currently live in and write for a publication in a developing country.* Are between the ages of 25 and 35. Have a good to excellent command of the English language since United Nations press conferences and many documents are in English only. Are currently employed full-time as professional journalists for bona fide print, television, radio or internet media organizations.
* Have approval from their media organizations to spend up to three months in New York reporting from the United Nations.
* Receive a commitment from their media organizations that the reports they file during the term of the Fellowship will be used.
* Are prepared technically to file their news stories over WIFI, whether broadcast or print.

Scholarship Application Deadline:Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application