Application Deadline: May 17th 2021
The German non-profit organization IJP – International Journalists’ Programmes – hereby announces its twenty-second bursary in 2021 for journalists from Germany and the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. In 2015 the exchange with the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania was was also included.
Up to eleven German and eleven Nordic / Baltic journalists in total will have the opportunity to work for a media outlet in the respective other country in 2021.
Journalists from all countries, who are granted the German-Northern European Scholarship, gain personal experience and professional insight of the political landscape, the economy, and of the everyday life in the host country. Participants from the Northern countries meet opinion leaders and decision makers in Germany, the largest country in the European Union. The programme is funded by the Auswärtiges Amt (Foreign Office of the German Federal Government), by the foreign ministries of the Nordic countries and by a small circle of private sponsors.
The scholarship programme starts with a four-day introduction conference in one of the Nordic capitals or Berlin. The usually 6 to 8 week stay at a German host media will take place fully flexibly due to the pandemic situation by individual agreement. The start of the stay should be before December 31, but this deadline can also be extended.
Requirements
The application is open to any journalist from the Nordic or the Baltic countries aged between 18 and 45, working for any print, radio or TV media (employed or freelancer). The applicant should have some knowledge of the German language, although fluent German is not expected. At least workable knowledge of English is essential.
The application deadline is May 17th, 2021.
Applications should include:
• CV, incl. photograph
• letter of recommendation by an editor, supporting the application
• four written samples of work (TV and radio journalists are asked to send a comprehensive list of contributions)
• preferences of host media outlets and of host regions (i.e. Munich) in Germany.
Successful applicants will be informed by the selection committee until May 31st 2021.
Address of application
IJP e.V.
German-Northern European Programme
The digital application is kindly requested in one PDF document.
Benefits
Each scholar will receive a single payment of 3,800 Euro to cover a part of travel expenses, accommodation and personal expenses during their stay in Germany. Additional costs should be paid by each scholar. Payment for the work in Germany is up to the individual media and cannot be expected.
Official Website: German-Northern European Journalists’ Bursary
