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The Caravan-Panos South Asia Special Assignment Fellowship for Print Journalists

The Caravan-Panos South Asia Special Assignment Fellowship programme is designed to encourage in-depth coverage of  important topics in South Asia. Applications are invited from journalists and writers with over five years relevant experience to work either on a freelance basis over a few months, or fulltime for five weeks on a single assignment. Selected candidates will be known as The Caravan-Panos South Asia Special Assignment Fellows, and will be awarded up to 80,000 Indian rupees, inclusive of expenses, for their contributions.

This project aims to strengthen enterprise reporting. This means digging up stories other reporters haven’t found yet or significantly advancing stories that have been covered, but not in magazine depth. Selected articles will be considered for publication in The Caravan, a narrative journalism magazine published by Delhi Press, India’s leading magazine publisher. The project is in partnership with Panos South Asia, part of a worldwide family of Panos Institutes, which encourage and facilitate public discourse on a wide range of issues.
Application Materials:
In order to be considered, all candidates must submit the following:
  • A one-page résumé, written in English, detailing work/educational experience and contact numbers of two references. (Attachment 1)
  • A maximum of two published articles that will demonstrate the applicant’s ability to write long, discursive pieces in an engaging voice. (Attachment 2)
  • A detailed pitch of one or two ideas. Please tell us (a) the idea, (b) what is new and enterprising about it or why it is important, (c) why is it timely, (d) why you are the right person to do it, and (e) your reporting approach. Each pitch should not exceed 500 words. (Attachment 3)
Guidelines and Deadlines:
  • Only citizens from the following countries are eligible to apply: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
  • Fellowships are limited to print journalists and writers.
  • For the time being, we are only able to encourage journalists who write in English.
  • All applications must be received by 30 September 2010.
  • Please email applications with attachments to . Or by post, please send to Vinod K Jose, Deputy Editor, The Caravan magazine, Delhi Press, E3, Jhandewala, Delhi, 110 055,  India, re: The Caravan-Panos Special Assignment Fellowship.
Our decision-making process is designed to be informal and supportive. We encourage diversity in topics, as well as in the background of applicants.
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