Applications are invited for UN Foundation Press Fellowship beginning in early January 2015 in Vietnam. Fellowship will provide journalists with direct access to experts and communities to foster deeper understanding of health and development issues. This fellowship is intended for U.S.-based and international reporters who do not have regular access to key experts in Vietnam, but are interested in global health, international development, and the United Nations. This trip to Vietnam will offer journalists the chance to gain a first-hand perspective that will deepen their knowledge and enrich their reporting. The application deadline is November 14, 2014.
Study Subject(s): The fellowship will provide journalists with the latest information on pressing health challenges and promising solutions, with a particular focus on Vietnam’s immunization program and the strategies used to combat disease and improve child health in the region.
Course Level: It is a fellowship program for journalists.
Scholarship Provider:Â The United Nations Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: Vietnam
Eligibility:Â This fellowship is intended for U.S.-based and international reporters who do not have regular access to key experts in Vietnam, but are interested in global health, international development, and the United Nations. Special consideration will be given to journalists whose portfolios include health or foreign affairs.
Scholarship Open for International Students:Â US and international journalists can apply for this UN Foundation Press Fellowship.
Scholarship Description: 
The United Nations Foundation today announced a fellowship for a select group of U.S.-based and international journalists in early January 2015 in Vietnam. The fellowship will provide journalists with the latest information on pressing health challenges and promising solutions, with a particular focus on Vietnam’s immunization program and the strategies used to combat disease and improve child health in the region. In close coordination with UN agencies, government ministries and other partners with in-country expertise, the fellowship will offer unparalleled, direct access to health workers, health experts and UN officials, as well as the opportunity to observe immunization campaigns and other health programs. This fellowship is intended for U.S.-based and international reporters who do not have regular access to key experts in Vietnam, but are interested in global health, international development, and the United Nations. Special consideration will be given to journalists whose portfolios include health or foreign affairs.
Number of award(s):Â Not Known
Duration of award(s):Â Not Known
What does it cover? This trip to Vietnam will offer journalists the chance to gain a first-hand perspective that will deepen their knowledge and enrich their reporting.
Selection Criteria:Â Special consideration will be given to journalists whose portfolios include health or foreign affairs.
Notification:Â Not Known
How to Apply: Applications should be submitted online. Please email electronic versions of the following to mkhan-at-unfoundation.org. 1. Cover letter 2. Resume 3. Related writing samples
Scholarship Application Deadline:Â The application deadline is November 14, 2014.
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