Value $5000 |
Tenure One year |
Number awarded Varies |
Closing date 30/11/2011 |
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is offering this scholarship to encourage greater representation of Asian communities in mainstream New Zealand journalism.
By way of background, a 2007 survey of New Zealand journalists undertake by the New Zealand Journalism training Organisation (NZJTO) showed that only about 2% of all journalists working in the mainstream English language news media were Asian. This is despite Asian New Zealanders making up about 10% of the population.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, candidates will need to be:
- New Zealand passport holders
- New Zealand residents
- Asian or part Asian in ethnicity
- considering a career in news journalism
- under the age of 25 years
- be accepted into a course of journalism study at an NZJTO affiliated journalism school
How to apply
For application information and forms, contact Asia New Zealand Foundation Media Advisor, Charles Mabbett, phone 04 470 8701or email cmabett@asianz.org.nz.