Applications open for Tanzania Media Fund fellowship

ARUSHA: The Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) is now accepting applications from journalists for its fellowship program. The application deadline is 31 March 2010. Those awarded will be given an opportunity to travel to different parts of the country to write on issues that could break fresh ground for media coverage in Tanzania.

The six-month fellowship is available to 5 - 6 Tanzanian mid-level print journalists, aged 25 to 35, who have a firm commitment to working in journalism in Tanzania; have been covering issues related to governance, gender, HIV/AIDS and poverty; and are willing to undertake a significant amount of travel for considerable periods of up to six weeks away from home during the programme.

Those interested may send their CV along with:

Three samples of your work;
A 300 - 500 word statement explaining your background in journalism; what your professional goals are and why you feel you need this fellowship;
A 300 - 500 word proposal on what reporting projects you would like to undertake during the fellowship and why you feel they are important.

The program is not intended to provide basic skills training to journalists. Participants will therefore be journalists who have honed some considerable level of skills in the profession.

Seminars

Fellows also stand to benefit from an intensive programme of seminars facilitated by experts in a variety of disciplines. The seminars, according to TMF, are part of the fellowship's goal of widening the journalists' perspectives on different aspects of society.

The fellowship will begin in May 2010 through the end of October 2010. Fellows will be given a stipend in addition to having all their costs covered while on the fellowship.

More information can be found on www.tmf.or.tz. Further questions about the program, eligibility and application process can be directed to .