Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) 2021 in The UK

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

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Association

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Area

Central and Eastern Europe

Host Country

United Kingdom

Deadline

03 Nov 2020

Study level

Vocational Education

Opportunity type

Miscellaneous

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Application for the Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) is now open. The Fellowship is aimed at mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in their fields, which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists.

Fellows will undertake a bespoke 8-week fellowship programme titled ‘New Media for a New Africa: Freedom of Speech, Economic Prosperity and Good Governance’. The programme will combine professional development of the values of good journalism with an understanding of new opportunities to make reporting more effective and to use new ways to enhance its reach and impact.

This programme will bring together 12 leading media and information practitioners and regulators from 11 countries. The course is designed to promote vigorous exchange of ideas and experience, and constructive learning, between participants and course leaders, with both seminars and speaker talks, off-site visits and fieldwork.

Programme Details

Host Institution: University of Westminster.
Number of awards: Not specified.
Duration: 8 weeks.
Target group: Selected fellows will be from the following Sub-Sahara African countries: Ethiopia, Burundi, Cameroon, Gambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship Benefits

The Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship is a fully funded program that provides successful applicants with the following benefits:

Full programme fees
Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
Return economy airfare from your country of residence to the UK

Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship Eligibility

To be eligible for the fellowship, you must:

Be a citizen of Ethiopia, Burundi, Cameroon, Gambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Return to your country of citizenship at the end of the period of the fellowship
Have a postgraduate level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application
Have at least seven years’ work experience prior to applying
Be a mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in fields which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists
Be fluent in written and spoken English
Not hold British or dual-British citizenship
Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations of the fellowship

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