Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme is now open in India
Applications are open from 6 September – 16 October 2016.
Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme is now open.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK is pleased to announce the Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme with the theme ‘good governance in a changing world: media, politics and society’.
We are calling out to journalist seeking greater responsibilities and wider participation in global affairs and having a fair understanding of the regional dynamics; this programme offers a life time opportunity.
The Chevening South Asia Journalism programme will enable exceptional mid-career journalists from South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives), to acquire skills to carry out highly responsible roles within their media organisations and build relationships in the region.
The programme offers a fully funded eight week fellowship at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Westminster, London.
The programme will commence in the last week of March 2017.
Each fellowship includes:
- full programme fees
- living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
- return economy flight from India to the UK
To apply for Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme, click here.
Chevening is the UK government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders since 1983. It is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The Chevening India programme is the largest in the world offering up to 65 fully paid scholarships and 65 fully paid fellowships every year.
Speaking about the Chevening programme, the British High Commissioner to India, Dominic Asquith said:
UK in India hosts the largest Chevening country programme in the world, with a £2.6 million budget to fund about 130 fully funded scholarships for future Indian leaders. Once you are chosen as a Chevening scholar, you get into a special relationship with the UK. There are over 46,000 Chevening alumni in the world and over 2,300 in India. Apart from the fantastic learning opportunities that you benefit from, while on the Chevening programme at some of the world’s best universities, you also become an integral part of the UK –India relationship. This is one of the best ways for India’s next generation to nurture a special relationship between the two countries.
Applications are also open currently for the following programmes:
- Chevening Rolls Royce Science & Innovation Fellowship
- Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship
- Chevening Standard Chartered Financial Services Fellowship
- Chevening Masters Scholarships for a one year programme
For more information, please visit the Chevening website.
For media queries, please contact:
Stuart Adam, Head,
Press and Communications
British High Commission, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110021
Tel: 44192100; Fax: 24192411
Mail to: Sakthy Edamaruku
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