Deadline: April 01, 2019
The Google News Initiative Fellowship enables students of journalism and technology to spend their summer working at relevant organizations across the world. They gain valuable experience and contacts while learning from industry experts.
The Google News Initiative Fellowship connects students who want to explore the intersection between journalism and technology with news organisations.
The successful candidates will kick off their careers in the news industry by spending their summer working with experts in newsrooms and creating a professional network.
In 2019 the European Journalism Centre offers 40 fellowship placements in 11 European countries. The GNI Fellowship is funded by the Google News Initiative.
Benefits:
The Google News Initiative Fellowship offers paid summer placements to journalism, technology or design students who want to gain valuable work experience and build lifelong contacts. This is a unique opportunity that can allow you to kick-start a career in the news industry.
Eligibility:
To be eligible, the applicants must be following all the given criteria:
- The GNI Fellowship is for students who are enrolled in or accepted for an accredited higher education institution in the same country as their newsroom of choice.
- This includes undergraduate, master, and PhD students.
- They accept both full-time and part-time students, as long as the candidate is enrolled in an accredited higher education institution as of 1 January 2019.
- It is the individual student’s responsibility to ensure that he or she is legally permitted to work in the country where he or she applies.
- You may only apply to one organization.
Eligible Countries:
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and Poland.
