Deadline: 1 October 2023
The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFPC-USA) is accepting applications to provide annual scholarships to motivate and financially assist foreign journalists, helping them to advance their career prospects and enhance their skills in areas that are fundamental for their work as international journalists in a rapidly changing global media environment.
Scholarship recipients are selected based on the excellence of their professional work as foreign journalists, the excellence of their academic work, the excellence of her/his character and proof of eligibility to be under consideration for a scholarship award.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States provides annual scholarships to professional foreign journalists who are currently enrolled in any full-time master’s level program of any U.S.- based academic institution.
- Eligible to apply for scholarships are only those who are:
- professional journalists originated from foreign countries (U.S. citizens are not eligible to apply) and
- they are currently enrolled in any Master’s level program in any US-based academic institution OR they graduated from any Master’s level program of any US-based academic institution at any time in the year 2023.
- Applicants must meet the visa status requirements of their academic program.
- The purpose of the annual scholarships is to support foreign journalists in the U.S. to enhance their skills through graduate-level programs of U.S.-based academic institutions in areas that are fundamental for their work as professional journalists in a rapidly changing global media environment.
- Master’s level studies, which will be considered for support, include BUT ARE NOT RESTRICTED to journalism, media relations, communications, film, videography, photography, visual arts, and other fields.
For more information, visit AFPC-USA.
