This informs the public about the HSTP Health Journalism Fellowship 2023. Details about the Program are given below.
About HSTP Health Journalism Fellowship 2023
We are offering the ‘HSTP – Health Journalism Fellowship’ of six months duration to five
early-career journalists with a learning opportunity on healthcare and health systems
issues, encouraging them to critically investigate public health issues and report in an
informed and nuanced manner.
Program Details
The objectives of the fellowship are to enable an ecosystem of information exchange between the public health community and the media, provide early-career journalists with the opportunity to broaden their careers in the health beat and improve their understanding of healthcare and health systems and enhance media coverage of public health issues.
The selected journalists will receive an award of rupees 1,00,000 along with professional guidance from mentors and participation in an orientation training workshop.
Key features of the fellowship
Duration and award: The six-month fellowship will be offered from August 2023 to January 2024 for Rs 1,00,000 per fellow for the entire duration of the fellowship, which would include travel and other expenses.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a graduate in any discipline, an Indian citizen below the age of 32 years, and currently working as a journalist (full-time, part-time, or freelance) with print, broadcast, or digital media, have an established record of publishing media articles/videos in English, Hindi, or any Indian vernacular language in print/digital platforms and at least three years of experience in journalism.
 HSTP Health Journalism Fellowship 2023 Application
1. Interested candidates are required to submit a complete application through the Google form with all mandatory information.
Candidates can propose more than one idea for the fellowship, from one or more than one focus area of the programme (describing the topic, why it is important, the setting, stakeholders involved and likely impact or contribution of the idea); motivation for applying to the fellowship and an updated resume, cover letter, and two previously released media articles/videos in print or digital platforms, newspapers, or magazines).
2. Applications will be screened based on eligibility criteria, and the relevance and strength of the proposed story idea with the fellowship’s focus, prior work in public health/health and relevant work experience in journalism. Shortlisted candidates will be called for an online interview.
3. Selected fellows are expected to provide a letter from their employer/editor endorsing their participation in the fellowship, or a letter of support from a print/broadcast/digital media house indicating their willingness to issue their articles/videos.
For those interested in HSTP Health Journalism Fellowship 2023. Open this link to start the application process.
Application Deadline
- The deadline for receipt of applications is 2 July 2023.
Open this link for more details about the HSTP Health Journalism Fellowship 2023.
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