Media Ambassadors India – Germany Fellowship Program

The program "Medienbotschafter Indien – Deutschland” gives journalists a unique possibility to work and study in India and Germany. The program is open to Indian and German professionals who have several years of working experience and possess very good skills in English. Indian journalists can only apply for a stay in Germany and German journalists can only apply for a stay in India. The program’s selection committee will choose up to eight fellows for each period of stay (upto 16 fellowships per year). Do you want to be one of our next fellows? We are looking forward to your application!

Selection Interviews:

• The selection of the Indian fellows for 2019 is likely to take place in India on January 10 and 11, 2019.
• The tentative dates for the selection of the German fellows for 2019 will be announced soon.

Requirements for Indian applicants: 

• several years of professional experience as a journalist (TV, radio, print, online)
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English. German language skills would be an advantage.

Required documents are:

• A CV with a current photo
• A letter of motivation (one A4 page)
• One detailed investigation/reporting plan (topic, interview partners, schedule etc.) for one of the journalistic projects you would like to realize during your stay (one A4 page). You also need to suggest two further plans that you would like to work on while you are here. Please refer to the FAQ for further explanation.
• Three work samples (Text! If you are a radio or TV journalist, please submit short descriptions or reviews of your productions)

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