Milena Jesenská (1896-1944) was an outstanding journalist and mediator between the Czech and German cultures in Bohemia as well as an astute political commentator. She was detained in the Nazi concentration camp in Ravensbrück for her political involvement and resistance, where she died in 1944. She is widely known for her famous correspondence with Franz Kafka.
Objective
The Milena Jesenská Fellowship Program offers European journalists time off from their professional duties in order to pursue in-depth research on a topic of their choice.
The call is directed towards cultural journalists, with the term “cultural” being interpreted in a broad sense to encompass a wide variety of intellectual and artistic fields. However, applicants’ work may also deal with societal issues of European relevance and be related to one of IWM’s main research fields - http://www.iwm.at/research/.
Conditions
During the next fellowship term (July 2016 – June 2017) four fellows are invited to spend three months each at the IWM in Vienna, Austria. They will receive a stipend of EUR 2,500 per month. In addition, the IWM provides them with an office including access to internet, administrative and research facilities as well as other services free of charge. Travel grants of up to EUR 1,900 can be paid for project-related research trips.
Eligibility
Milena Jesenská Fellowships are intended as an award for excellence and are directed towards experienced European journalists (including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey). Applicants must have worked in print, broadcast or online journalism for several years and must have an outstanding professional record. Applications by entry-level journalists or students will be rejected.
Application
Applications have to be submitted via the online application form - http://applications.iwm.at/login.php?21 including:
- a concise project proposal in English (max. 8,000 characters incl. spaces) with a description of the intended outcome (book, article(s), film, TV or radio broadcast etc.)
- a curriculum vitae
- a list of publications
Please submit all your application materials as PDF files!
Deadline for Application:
March 28, 2016
[Download the Open Call as PDF] - http://www.iwm.at/wp-content/uploads/Call_Milena_Jesenska_Fellowship_2016-17.pdf
Selection
A jury of experts will evaluate the applications and select the finalists. Applicants will be notified of the jury decision in late spring 2016. The jury is not required to publicly justify its decisions.
Cooperation Partners
In 2003, ERSTE Foundation - http://www.erstestiftung.org/ evolved out of the Erste Oesterreichische Spar-Casse, the first Austrian savings bank. Currently, ERSTE Foundation is the main shareholder of Erste Group. The foundation invests in the development of societies in Austria and Central and South Eastern Europe. It supports social participation and civil-society engagement; it aims to bring people together and disseminate knowledge of the recent history of a region that has been undergoing dramatic changes since 1989. As an active foundation, it develops its own projects within the framework of three programmes: Social Development, Culture and Europe.
Project Syndicate - http://www.project-syndicate.org/, an association of more than 400 newspapers from all over the world, provides original, engaging, and thought-provoking commentaries by global leaders and thinkers.
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