Charkha Announces

Sanjoy Ghose Media Fellowship 2013

The Sanjoy Ghose Media Fellowship aims at providing a platform to writers who have the zeal to go beyond the usual and highlight invisible development issues of the communities living in the rural borderlands.
The Fellowship shall provide an opportunity for writers to experience the social, economic and cultural life of rural disadvantaged communities and reflect the status of development as perceived by the people. The Fellowship will support in-depth research, travel and writing. The writings are expected to create impact by bring desired change in the issues being highlighted through the Fellowship writings.









Theme

Two Fellowships on rural development issues in the Jammu region including education, health, livelihood, Panchayati Raj, environment, disability and culture; and how these impact communities residing in rural areas of the Jammu region
One Fellowship on the issue of Congruence and Harmony in the backdrop of diverse socio-cultural communities that live in the Jammu region
One Fellowship on Gender issues in the Jammu region
One Fellowship on the Participation of Youth in improving the quality of life of rural communities in the Jammu region

Duration

Eight months

Eligibility

The Fellowships are open to writers with at least three years of professional experience
Preference will be given to women writers from the Jammu region
Accredited journalists are not eligible to apply
Previous Charkha Fellows and writers currently availing benefits of any other fellowship or a similar scheme of financial assistance are not eligible to apply
Application Guidelines
All potential applicants must submit the following as a part of their application; incomplete applications will not be submitted to the jury for consideration:
A detailed CV with information pertaining to educational qualifications, work experience and volunteer experiences
A Proposal of 1000 words explaining the broad outline of the particular theme chosen by the applicant. This should include details like the relevance of theme in the context of Jammu region today; key issue to be raised through writings, explaining how this can create positive impact; and any experience of living or working in the area which has contributed to the choice of theme
Three articles published over the past three years
Two letters of recommendation from persons in a related field who are known to the applicant professionally and not in any personal capacity
Applications may be sent by email to charkha@bol.net.in or chetna@charkha.org with the Subject: ‘Application for Sanjoy Ghose Media Fellowship 2013’; or by post to:

Charkha Development Communication Network,
D – 1947, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon 122017, Haryana
All completed applications received shall be acknowledged by email

General
The selected Fellows will receive a fellowship of Rs 50,000/- each (subject to TDS
deductions) to support research, travel and writing in the given period.
The stipend will be released in two installments - the first as a travel
grant at the start of the Fellowship Programme and the second after its
successful completion

All Fellows will be required to attend sessions of a specially-designed ‘Mentoring Program’ as per schedule during the eight months of the Fellowship that entails attending sessions in Delhi and elsewhere, with all expenses being covered by Charkha

The selected Fellows will be required to submit at least six well-researched articles in English, Hindi or Urdu with ten - fifteen high-resolution photographs on the chosen subject during the period of eight months. At least two of these articles must be positive stories

Articles arising out of the Fellowship Programme must be submitted only to Charkha for publication through Charkha Features. Charkha has the right to get the articles published with due credit given to the writers without any additional payment
Copyright of all work will rest with the writers
Last date for receiving completed applications is 04th March 2013

For further queries contact –
Chetna Verma

08860844210
0124 407 9082