Scholarship

Scholarship Detail

Overview

The Foundation granted two partnerships in 2019-20, each esteemed at up to C$10,000 for in-country travel and costs, and scope of trans-Pacific travel with back in portion from Cathay Pacific Airways. The Media Fellowships are a component of the Foundation’s Research Grants Program, financed through the continues of an blessing set up by the Government of Canada. All gifts will be granted on a competitive basis. The partnership acknowledges inventive proposition that look at critical and developing stories on issues affecting Asia and pertinent to Canada.​

Eligibility

The Media Fellowship program is open to any journalist who is a citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada, employed by a Canadian magazine, newspaper, news service, business publication, radio, television station, new media or multimedia outlet as a reporter, feature writer, columnist, or as a freelancer. Applicants must have at least two years experience in their field and have an established history of publication in Canadian news media. Previous recipients have ranged from veteran reporters to promising journalists. Recipients of Media Fellowship awards from APF Canada are not eligible to apply until three years after their previous award.​

Instructions

Applications should include:​

• A 500-750-word (max.) proposal. The proposal should demonstrate the motivation and rationale for choosing a topic of ​interest and why it is important to the intended audience. It should include a detailed outline of concrete steps for the ​assignment, including a plan of execution and dissemination highlighting where the resulting articles/programs will be ​published or broadcast.​

• A budget of up to C$7,000, including materials and other basic expenses, but excluding trans-Pacific travel. (NOTE: If ​applicant does not reside in either of the Cathay Pacific departing cities (Toronto or Vancouver), budget can include travel to ​one of these departing Canadian cities.)​

• A current CV.​

• Two examples of written or broadcast work. Where possible, please provide links to the examples of previous work. ​

• Alternatively, please include copies as a single PDF or as digital media files.​

• A letter from a prospective editor/producer, stating a willingness, in principle, to run stories resulting from this trip, subject ​to normal editorial judgment.