Milena Jesenská Fellowship for Journalists

Sector: Media
Type: Scholarship
Location: Vienna, Austria
Deadline: 15 January 2025 at 23:59 Kyiv time
Organiser: Institute for Human Sciences

This is an opportunity to spend three months in Vienna working on your book, article, or programme. The Institute for Humanities Sciences in Vienna will provide the scholarship, a comfortable working space, and access to all the facilities.

The scholarship is provided by the Institute for Human Sciences in partnership with ERSTE Foundation та Project Syndicate. This is one of thousands of EU opportunities for Ukraine.

More about the scholarship

What do I get?
  • A monthly stipend of EUR 3,300
  • The opportunity to devote three months to work on your book, article, film, podcast, TV or radio show between September 2025 and June 2026
  • A comfortable workspace and access to all the Institute’s facilities
Can I apply?

This scholarship is for you if you:

  • Have been working in media for more than two years: on television, radio, or in a print or online publication
  • Have an outstanding professional portfolio
What do I need to apply?
  • Completed application form
  • CV including a list of publications
  • Project description — up to 550 characters
  • Project proposal: objectives, state of the art, methods and work plan in up to 7,500 characters
  • Cover letter with information on how your stay at the university will benefit the concrete goals of your research
  • Two recommendation letters. At least one should be from an editor, fellow journalist, or publisher

Complete all the documents in English, combine into a single PDF and name in Latin.

How do I apply?

By 15 January, apply via IWM's online portal

You will find out if you are one of the winners in the spring of 2025.

Good to know
  • In this competition, "cultural" has a broad meaning and covers a wide spectrum of intellectual and artistic spheres.
  • This competition is also open to journalists from the EU, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. Share the English version of this contest with your friends from these countries.
  • Unfortunately, the organisers will not provide applicants individual feedback on their applications.

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