1 Feb 2019

Reporters Without Borders Berlin Scholarship Programme 2019 for Bloggers, Professional and Citizen Journalists (Fully-funded to Berlin, Germany)

Application Deadline: 19th February 2019

Eligible Countries: See Eligibility below


To Be Taken At (Country): Berlin, Germany

About the Award: In a journalistic work, the aim of the study is to provide students with a practical knowledge of how to protect themselves against digital threats. In addition, they want to receive training on how to teach others in their home region about digital security issues.

Type: Short course

Eligibility: Professional journalists, bloggers and citizen journalists who
  • are exposed to digital threats due to their work in their home regions,
  • want to learn and work extensively with digital security
  • in their own home regions and, ideally, already have some experience in teaching (including in other areas).
Selection Criteria: Scholarship holders want to have good command of English, as the working language of the scholarship program wants to be English. They should also have adequate experience working as a journalist. In addition, applicants have every intention of returning to their home region after three to four months of residence in Germany.

Number of Awards: 4

Value of Award: We cover the travel costs, take care of all visa-related matters, provide a pleasant apartment in Berlin for the duration of the scholarship, pocket money of around € 1000 per month, free use of public transportation in Berlin and a fully equipped computer, in a field of digital security and didactics. Furthermore, during their stay in Berlin scholarship holders will be given insights into the activities of a globally active journalist and human rights organization.

Duration of Programme: 1.05.2019 to 31.08.2019 or 1.09.2019 to 31.12.2019

How to Apply: Please send a completed and signed application form, the completed questionnaire, your CV and your identity documents in separate PDF documents as attachments (in total 4 PDF’s) either via: Signal-Messenger to +49163 6182705 or if you have an Protonmail-Account to rog.digitalfreedom@protonmail.com or if you know how to use PGP by encrypted email to digitalfreedom@reporter-ohne-grenzen.de (GnuPG/GPG-Key).

Visit Programme Webpage for Details

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