2023 Development Reporting Fellowship Program – Nepal

Deadline: 10-Jul-23

The United Nations Development Programme and Advertisement Board of Nepal announce the Development Reporting Fellowship Program which focuses on the theme of gender responsiveness in the advertisements and other forms of media, including films and mass media.

The fellowship aims to promote in-depth reporting on topics of pressing concern, particularly those that relate to Nepal’s development discourse. In this regard, the fellowship awards individual journalists with small grants that support them in making a systematic inquiry and investigation into selected topics, organizing the findings, and presenting the same through appropriate media outlets.

Journalists are encouraged to both explore the development challenges facing Nepal and also bring to fore the best practices that promise new and innovative solutions to the enduring problems.

The fellowship is intended for mid-career journalists working in Nepali, English and other media outlets, including newspapers (daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly), FM radio stations (community-based or private), television channels and online news portals in Nepal—open to both national- and local-level outlets.

Themes

• Interested candidates are invited to submit a brief proposal (with proposed title, and a 100- to 300-word brief note about the story/report/article to be written under the title) on any one of the following issues/themes:
  • The Fellowship Research Agenda
    • Gender responsiveness of advertisements in Nepal
    • Consumer-friendliness of advertisements in Nepal

Benefit

• The fellowship amount will be Rs. 50,000, excluding applicable tax.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Developing Reporting Fellowship is open to citizens of Nepal with at least three years of professional journalistic experience with newspapers, television channels, FM radio stations, online news portals and/or other news organizations.
• Freelance journalists/writers can also apply for this fellowship provided they could demonstrate documentary evidence of journalistic experience of over three years.
• Applicant must demonstrate his/her reporting and analytical skills through submitting writing samples.
• Candidates from socially/historically excluded/marginalized groups will be given a priority.
• Women journalists are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information, visit UNDP.