Offered by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), the theme of the SEAPA Journalism Fellowship Program for 2007 is "Human Rights Versus a Culture of Impunity in Southeast Asia." Journalist nationals of all Southeast Asian countries (Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Brunei Darussalam, and East Timor) may compete for fifteen fellowships available for the summer of 2007.

To be eligible for the fellowship, applicants must have at least five years' experience as journalists in any medium (print, television, radio or online), either as staff of media organisations or as freelancers. They should have some background or experience in writing on social, political, and/or economic issues in their countries and interest in writing in-depth human interest stories or investigative pieces.

Based on professional credentials and story proposals, the Fellowship Program will afford fellows limited travel to a second Southeast Asian country where they can spend up to three weeks researching and writing/producing a story of their choice.

Familiarity with spoken English will be a consideration for acceptance into the programme, given the cross-border coverages and in light of pre- and post-coverage workshops that Fellows will be taking part in.

The deadline for applications is March 7 2007.

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To apply, interested individuals must submit:

• a story proposal - in English - based on the theme, "Human Rights Versus a Culture of Impunity";
• a brief resume;
• two samples of their published/broadcast work; and
• two letters of reference, including one from their supervising editor (in the case of media staff members) stating that they have permission to compete for and take part in the Fellowship Program, which will run from the first week of May to the first week of June 2007.

Further details available at the above-mentioned link. Applications may be submitted via post or email to the address below.

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