Third CSE Media Fellowships for the South Asian Region, India

Fellowship for study of Water for Life by Centre for Science and Environment for the South Asian Region, India 2011

Study Subject(s):Water versus development, Regulations and laws,Mapping and methods of mapping of water bodies
Course Level:Research

Scholarship Provider: Centre for Science and Environment
Scholarship can be taken at: India

Eligibility:Selected applicants from the print media will be expected to generate feature and news article/s totalling 5,000 words or three stories, based on the research carried out under the fellowship. Original clippings of these articles will have to be submitted at the completion of the fellowship programme. They will also be expected to take and submit photographs of the areas they travel in for their stories. Selected applicants from the audio-visual media will be expected to generate either a single film/broadcast or a series of episodes, based on the research carried out under the fellowships. Video and audio CDs of these outputs will have to be submitted at the completion of the fellowship programme.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Scholarship Description:  the United Nations General Assembly had proclaimed 2005-2015 as the ‘International Decade for Action – Water for Life’. The ‘decade’ is nearing its end, and water and access to it remains a mirage across South Asia. Lack of proper water management, population pressure, pollution, climate change are amongst some of the key reasons for the prevalent situation. Added to this crippling demand-supply scenario is another aspect: industrial growth and urbanisation rapidly gnawing away at available water sources, leading to strife and conflicts with local communities and farmers. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) offers a media fellowship to journalists across South Asia to research, analyse and report on this subject. Some of the suggested topics which may be examined are: The state of water bodies (wetlands, lakes, rivers, streams etc) Mapping and methods of mapping of water bodies Water versus development Regulations and laws Success stories and best practices

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 June 2011

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