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Milena Jesenská Fellowships for Journalists
2006/2007

The Milena Jesenská Fellowships are awarded to enable experienced European journalists in print, broadcasting, and electronic media to work in Vienna for three months on projects of their own choice, free of daily duties and obligations.

The projects typically have not only local, but also European relevance. Recent calls for applications have been directed towards cultural journalists, with the term ‘cultural’ interpreted in a broad sense to encompass all kinds of artistic and intellectual disciplines. The program was established in cooperation with the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam) and is supported by Project Syndicate. Other organizations have also generously contributed to the program.

Objective
The Milena Jesenská Fellowship program was established by the Institute for Human Sciences and by the European Cultural Foundation, and is supported by Project Syndicate. It offers European journalists working in print, broadcast and electronic media time off from their professional duties in order to pursue in-depth research on a European topic of their choice. The call for applications 2006/07 is directed towards cultural journalists, with the term ‘cultural’ interpreted in a broad sense to encompass a wide variety of artistic and intellectual fields. 

Conditions
Milena Jesenská Fellows are invited to spend three months at the IWM in Vienna, Austria. Recipients of the fellowships are given a stipend of € 7.630 and are provided with office space, a PC with broadband Internet access, and the use of the IWM’s in-house research facilities as well as other relevant resources in Vienna. Travel grants of up to € 1.820 will be available for research visits to neighboring countries. 

Candidates for the Milena Jesenská fellowships must have several years of experience in professional journalism. Their work may deal with any topic related to cultural issues of European relevance, especially having to do with the issue of European integration. Fellowships are not intended for entry-level journalists or students. 

Application
The application consists of the following: 

• the application form,
• a concise project proposal in English (not more than 3 double-spaced pages)
• a curriculum vitae including a list of publications

Please address applications to:
 
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM)
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Vienna
Austria
 
Applications by e-mail are also eligible: fellowships [at] iwm.at subject: Milena Jesenská
 
Deadline for applications is March 31, 2006 (date of receipt). 

Applicants will be notified of the decision at the end of June 2006. The jury is not obliged to publicly justify its decisions. 

Institute for Human Sciences
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Wien
Austria
http://www.iwm.at

Materials

Prijavni obrazac / Application form (106 kb)
Pravilnik prijave/Rules and regulations (130 kb)