Call for Application 2024—Rest & Resilience Fellowship (Fully Funded)

 

NEW CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Call for Application 2024—Rest & Resilience Fellowship (Fully Funded) application is on. The Rest & Resilience Fellowship, fully funded, is a joint program by the taz Panter Foundation and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). It is a yearly program that began in 2015. This year’s call for applications is open to the general public!

Application Deadline: November 19^th, 2023, at 11:59 pm (CET)
Planned Fellowship Period in Germany, Berlin: May 1^st – October 31^st, 2024

WHO WE ARE

RSF is an international human rights organization saddled with the responsibility of defending the freedom of the press and information worldwide. The taz Panter Foundation, in close cooperation with the tageszeitung (taz), supports critical journalists as well as the social engagement of independent initiatives in Germany and other nations of the world.

THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Rest & Resilient Fellowship usually invites two journalists from countries with restricted freedom of press and information to Berlin for a period limited to six months. During their stay, the media professionals take time off from their daily obligations to recover from their difficult working conditions and to expand their personal and professional horizons. At the end of the six months, the fellows return to their home countries with renewed energy and fresh perspectives to continue their journalistic assignment.

If participants wish, they can withdraw from public life. However, the Call for Application 2024—Rest & Resilience Fellowship (Fully Funded) ensures that the fellowship program will offer different workshops for further training and networking purposes, and participation is strongly encouraged. Also, the time spent in Berlin offers opportunities for exchange with international journalists from all over the world, getting to know German editorial offices, taking language classes, and taking advantage of individual psychosocial counseling, if desired.

Rest and Resilience Fellowship costs and expenses:

The costs we will cover include:

• Visas and travel costs
• Monthly grant of 1000€
• Furnished apartment in Berlin
• Travel health insurance for the six months spent in Berlin
• Psychological support
• Workshops (e.g. on digital safety training and stress management)
• Professional journalistic and/or personal training opportunities

INTEND PERIOD OF STAY

The stay in Berlin is limited to six months only. The Rest & Resilience Fellowship projected time period will be from May 1^st to October 31^st, 2024.

How to Apply

The Rest & Resilience Fellowship is open to journalists from countries where there is restricted freedom of the press and information. Kindly apply now!

Application deadline: November 20^th, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. (CET)

Application requirements

• Eligibility for the program The applicant for the Call for Application 2024—Rest & Resilience Fellowship (Fully Funded) has a firm idea of how the six-month fellowship in Berlin can have a positive impact on his or her current situation as a journalist.
  Please Note: The fellowship program should be used for personal development and, if necessary, professional reorientation; the journalist can return to their home country with new perspectives and replenished energy.
• The intended person must have several years of work experience as a professional journalist.
  Please note: The work of human rights activists is very valuable; however,  we cannot invite individuals who are not professional journalists, as they do not fall under RSF’s mandate.
• Personal threat profile as a result of journalistic work or difficult working conditions caused by external factors.
• strong knowledge of the English language. The applicants must be able to communicate efficiently in a professional context.
• An e-passport that is valid for at least twelve months at the time of application (or can be independently re-applied for or renewed)
• Good state of health that permits longer travel and the six-month stay in the host country, as well as sufficient independence to handle everyday affairs on their own in a foreign setting.
• Ability and willingness to return to the country of origin immediately after the fellowship period.
  Please note: Applications from journalists who indicate unwillingness to return to their home country due to the political situation or their own threat situation can unfortunately not be considered in the application process. This is due to the fact that no visa will be issued or approved by the German authorities without the possibility of return.

Document requirements for the Call for Application 2024—Rest and Resilience Fellowship (Fully Funded)

To be eligible, your application must include the following documents:

• The completed and signed application form
• A scanned copy of your current passport (valid for another 12 months or independently renewable)
• Your curriculum vitae is in a clear tabular form (CV).
• A two-page letter of motivation in which you explain why you are applying for the Rest & Resilience Fellowship Please address what specific factors endanger or complicate your individual working situation in your country. Please also describe how you plan to use your stay in Berlin and how it will positively influence your future work in your home country.

Kindly send the completed application form and other requested documents in PDF format to: https://www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/en/scholarships/the-rest-resilience-fellowship#:~:text=The%20Rest%20%26%20Resilience%20Fellowship%20is,been%20invited%20yearly%20to%20Berlin.

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For further information on other scholarship opportunities:

Please visit the official website of the Rest & Resilience Fellowship program 2024

Best of luck!