Herbert Quandt Foundation is offering six scholarships to young journalists from Israel/Palestine for its ‘Trialogue of Cultures’ programme for 2011. The scholarship’s focus is on the exchange of young German, Israeli and Palestinian journalists who share the interest in a trilateral dialogue, who want to know more about Germany and also want to get work experience in a German media context.
I'lam Media Center, as a partner in this programme, will assist in selecting two young Palestinian citizens of Israel to partake in this six person scholarship programme.
Details and Timeframe of Scholarship:
1) The scholarship in Germany will start 1 July 2011 and end 31 December 2011.
2) On 1 July, a three month intensive German language course including excursions will start at the University of Bayreuth. We expect a high commitment to learn the German language.
3) From October until December, a three-months-internship will be organised at a German media company such as Deutsche Welle Arabic and English Programme (Radio and TV), Frankfurter Rundschau, DIE WELT, dpa, Deutschland Magazine, Al Jazeera etc. The Herbert Quandt-Foundation team will visit the fellows during this time. The work load is five days/40 hours a week. No holidays are included in this programme as this is a professional further education.
Candidate Requirements:
§ at least a B.A.-university degree
§ strong political, social, cultural and religious expertise
§ interest in an inter-cultural trialogue between Jews, Christians and Muslims, as well as Germans, Israeli and Palestinians
§ a minimum of three years work-experience in media before and after graduation
§ high journalistic qualities
§ high professional work ethics
§ an age between 25 and 35 years
§ clear interest in Germany and German media
§ good language skills, at least in English, German would be advantageous
§ a letter of reference from an academic or journalistic institution
§ two written pieces of journalistic work (newspaper-articles, texts of internet-publications or transcripts of radio-features etc.)
§ carefully filled-out application-forms and a CV
Financial Support Details:
The candidate will be supported by a monthly stipend, living and travel costs:
§ The Herbert Quandt-Foundation will take over the costs for the course as well as the accommodation-costs at the University of Bayreuth (June-September 2011).
§ A fixed amount of € 800.- to cover a return flight – to be disbursed on 31 May 2011
§ € 700.- for living costs, to be disbursed in monthly dues
§ Rent for an apartment during the internship up to an amount of € 400,- per month (evidence required).
§ The internships will be organised by the foundation taking into consideration the personal preferences.
§ Furthermore, the foundation will organise at least one workshop in the fields of politics, media, religion and cultures.
How to Apply:
The following documents should be downloaded and read/filled in by applicants to the scholarship and forwarded to the contact persons mentioned below:
1) Application Form
2) Details of the Scholarship (including logistical information, how to fill out the application form, background info on the ‘Trialogue of Cultures’ programme)
3) The 'Trialogue of Cultures' Brochure
Deadline:
Deadline for the application is 15 of January 2011. Personal interviews will be held in early February in Israel/Palestine by the programme director of the Herbert Quandt-Foundation. Results will be forwarded as soon as possible.
Contact Persons at I'lam:
Amal Jamal, Director of I'lam, amal.jamal[at]ilam-center.org
Samah Bsoul, Arabic Media Coordinator, samah.bsoul[at]ilam-center.org | .jpg)
