Deadline: April 23, 2023
Applications for the Kosovo 2.0 Journalism Scholarship Program 2023 are now open. This program is for young journalists who have just started their career as journalists and have a topic related to human rights that they have wanted to address over and over, but have not had time, financial support and mentoring.
Together with the fellows, Kosovo 2.0 wants to address human rights issues and bring to the fore confessions, stories and experience that are often ignored, voices that are often silenced and challenges that are often not addressed. They want journalism produced within this program to serve those who are excluded, oppressed and discriminated against. They want to challenge discriminatory norms and divisive narratives, through the perspectives of new comprehensive approaches.
Benefits
- This year, five journalists will accept financial support of 2,500 Euros and continued mentoring by editors/editors with experience in the field of human rights.
- Also, scholarship holders will participate in specialised training for covering human rights issues and about various creative formats to bring their confessions to the public.
Eligibility
To become part of the program you must be:
- journalist, independent, employed or not;
- citizen of Kosovo and living in Kosovo;
- age 18–35;
- Have at least two years of experience witnessed in journalism.
Expectations
- Scholarship holders must prepare a long journalistic article (up to 4,000 words) or a video/documentary/short film (10-20 minutes), or a photographic essay with a view of human rights – if you have ideas for other journalistic formats, they welcome them.
- Fellows will work with K2.0 editors/editors to carry out their research. The proposals they expect to accept must address human rights in Kosovo directly, including, but without being limited to gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, minority rights, civic rights, workers’ rights, environmental issues. The research will be published in Kosovo 2.0’s online journal.
Application
To apply for this programme you must fill out the application form and send it completed by April 23, 2023, at midnight, to [email protected] with the subject “Application for the scholarship program for journalism”.
For more information, visit Kosovo 2.0 Journalism Scholarship.
