India Science Media Fellowships: Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance 917 views

The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance (India Alliance) and Nature India jointly are offering India Science Media Fellowships 2019. The 2019 fellowship is open to Indian journalists to report on life sciences, specifically around biomedicine, application-based or basic biological research and health.

Number of fellowships: 05

Fellowship value: INR 100,000; cover expenses to be incurred for field travel, research and writing/broadcasting

About the fellowship:

• Selected fellows will have the opportunity to create a strong body of work by publishing or broadcasting stories in their respective media outlets.
• The larger objective is to enable and enrich public understanding of science and related policy issues through leads presented by the stories.
• Fellows will be invited for a two-day orientation workshop in New Delhi.
• They will have the opportunity to connect with science and communication experts and mentors to deliberate on nuances of communication and dynamics of impactful reportage.
• The cost for travel and accommodation for the grantees to participate in the orientation workshop will be met by the organisers.

Study Themes: Life Sciences, Biomedicine

Eligibility:

• Professional journalists, including freelancers, in print, broadcast or new media in English or any Indian regional language, with at least three years of demonstrated experience in writing on science or related issues.
• Fellows who choose to write in a regional language should be proficient in written English too.

Duration: 06 months, during which fellows must complete their submissions.

Selection Criteria:

• Fellows must produce at least FIVE stories (each 1000 words or more) on the selected topic.
• Two short news items (500 words each) will constitute one story, and if a fellow opts to produce only news stories then TEN stories will be required for completion of the fellowship.
• Similar guidelines will be issued for any selected radio, television or multimedia journalists.

How to apply:

Apply online