Journalism scholarship on offer |23 September 2008

Thomson Reuters is offering the scholarship for a promising, young (under 35) African journalist or would-be journalist to do a postgraduate BA Hons degree on the University of the Witwatersrand’s journalism programme in Johannesburg and then to join Reuters for six months’ work experience.

Candidates for the FitzGerald Prize should have an undergraduate degree or at least three years’ professional experience in journalism and must be nominated by a senior journalist, publisher or academic. They must be fluent in English.

The scholarship will cover fees, accommodation and a modest living allowance.
Candidates should submit a motivation letter, a CV, writing samples and at least two letters of nomination/reference by September 30, 2008 to fitzgeraldprize@thomsonreuters.com.

They will have to make themselves available for a written test and interview.