Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC): Fellowship for International Development Reporting

The Fellowship for International Development Reporting encourages journalists to push the boundaries of daily foreign coverage – which is often focused on disaster or crisis – and set new standards for reporting on the developing world. Fellowship recipients are provided with $25,000 to undertake a substantial reporting project which helps Canadians develop a greater understanding of the complex issues facing the developing world. The Fellowship has two objectives: to encourage ambitious foreign reporting during an era of tighter news budgets; and, to foster a community of Canadian journalists who share an interest in reporting original topics from the developing world. The Fellowship for International Development Reporting is a joint initiative of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) and Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC).

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Listing Details

Organization Name

Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC)

www.akfc.ca/en/get-involved/reporting-fellowship

Organization Mandate

AKFC is a registered Canadian charity and an agency of the worldwide Aga Khan Development Network, a group of development agencies with individual mandates that address social, economic and cultural dimensions of development. Active in 30 countries, these agencies share a mission to improve living conditions and opportunities for the poor, without regard to their faith, origin or gender.

Countries

Regions

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Central Africa, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, North America, Central America, Caribbean, South America

Subcategory

Subject - funding opportunities

The project should be about a development issue within a developing country or region

Application deadline

See website for further information

Amount of the award

$ 25,000

Eligibility - nationality

Canada

Eligibility

Fellowship recipients will use the funding to produce a reporting project which provides information, analysis, and insight into development issues facing communities in the developing world.

Any proposed reporting project must fit within these simple parameters: the project should be about a development issue within a developing country or region.

The Fellowship is open to reporters – both freelancers and staff reporters – with at least five years of work experience as a journalist. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Successful applicants are expected to focus exclusively on their Fellowship project during the period outlined in their proposals, and will commit to publishing and/or broadcasting their project in a Canadian media outlet (English or French) within one year of being awarded the Fellowship.

The journalist and associated media outlet will retain complete editorial control over the Fellowship project. Published work shall remain the intellectual property of the Fellowship recipients, however AKFC and the CAJ will reserve the right to use and share completed projects (with attribution).

Fellowship alumni will be engaged to share observations about their experiences with Canadian audiences through activities such as events or seminars – for example, the CAJ’s annual conference. They will also participate in activities to engage and support other journalists interested in reporting on development issues.

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