Established in 1961 as a not-for-profit organisation by UN journalists to honour the spirit and accomplishments of the second Secretary General, the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund awards fellowships to mid-career journalists. The fellowships are available to radio, television, print, and web journalists, aged 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested in coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The fellowships will begin in mid-September and extend to late November and will include the cost of travel and accommodations in New York, as well as a per diem allowance.


The Fund’s Fellowship Program for Journalists serves a significant purpose by providing an opportunity for the selected journalists to expand their knowledge of foreign policy and diplomacy. The Fellowship Program thereby serves to maintain and expand the vital partnership between the UN and the media, a partnership that serves to promote human rights, freedom and development wherever in the world such changes are being resisted.


The Fellowship Program is open to journalists who are native to one of the developing countries of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, or South America and are currently working full-time for a bona fide media organisation in a developing nation. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to international affairs and to conveying a better understanding of the United Nations to their readers and audiences. They must also have approval from their media organisations to spend up to two months in New York to report from the United Nations.


The deadline for application is April 25 2008.

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