Call for journalists for the EUD Fellowship 2024 (closed)

The fellowship programme kicks off with a study tour to Ukraine on 10-18 February 2024. Its purpose is to develop a deeper understanding of daily life in a country at war and to bring together fellows and Ukrainian media professionals and organisations. Please see below for more details.

We encourage to apply journalists who:

• have a longstanding experience in foreign reporting;
• have an interest in Ukraine;
• work in media in BG, FR, DE, HU, IT, and ES with a wide outreach;
• are in a position to influence topic selection;
• have a very good command of English.

You should feel invited to apply even if you have never been to Ukraine before or have not been covering Ukraine.

Time of the study visit to Ukraine: 10-18 February 2024.

Application deadline: 27 October 2023 (midnight CET).

To submit your application, please, fill in the registration form via this link. In the process, you will be asked to upload your CV in English with a list of your latest relevant publications.

Funding and organisation: A total of 18 journalists, 3 per above mentioned country, can join the 2024 fellowship programme. All travel, accommodation, and catering costs during the stay will be covered. Additional costs, such as insurance, mobile communication etc, should be borne by the fellows. Working language: English.

Itinerary and programme of study visits: Selected fellows will visit independent and public editorial offices. They will meet their Ukrainian colleagues in Kyiv, international correspondents currently based in Kyiv, as well as prominent representatives of civil society. There also will be a possibility to visit towns in the Kyiv region that were under occupation by Russian troops (Bucha, Irpin). Travelling to the frontline is NOT part of the programme.

Safety notice: Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is ongoing and the security situation remains volatile. We will consider the safest possible transportation means and routes, keep alert to air raid warnings and plan the locations close to shelters. The n-ost team has been monitoring the media for security conditions and following instructions of the Ukrainian local authorities. However, the decision to visit Ukraine is at your own risk and presumes a high level of personal responsibility.

Despite all the risks, many journalists and foreign correspondents continue to work in Ukraine today. We believe that visiting Ukraine in person has an extremely useful impact on understanding the Ukrainian context, especially in war times. It will, therefore, be a profound enrichment of the fellows’ journalistic perspectives.

We are looking forward to your applications. Should you have any questions, please address them to Antonina Rybka rybka@n-ost.org.

The project is funded by the European Commission and will run until the end of 2024.