The Karnataka Press Fellowships

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Hi all,

Please refer to the announcement below regarding Press Fellowships

for HIV/AIDS reporting in Karnataka. Please note the deadline for

submitting applications is January 20th, 2003.

Regards,

Nirupama Sarma

Communications Consultant

ICHAP

The Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS) and the India-

Canada Collaborative HIV/AIDS Project (ICHAP) request applications

for a Press Fellowship for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Reporting in

Karnataka. One Fellow each will be selected for Kannada and English

language reportage.

ICHAP is a 5-year HIV/AIDS project funded by the Canadian

International Development Agency (CIDA) and implemented in

collaboration with government and NGO partners in the states of

Karnataka and Rajasthan.

The Fellowship involves working closely with KSAPS and ICHAP in

publishing six in-depth stories on different aspects of the epidemic

in Karnataka, support for conference participation, a travel grant

and a cash award. It is envisaged that over the years a pool of such

Fellows will collectively address and facilitate improved and

increased media coverage of the subject.

Interested applicants must submit the following no later than January

20, 2003.

· Updated CV with names and contact information of references

· Portfolio of his/her reports on HIV/AIDS that have appeared in

English or Kannada language press in Karnataka

· Statement of Purpose (700-1000 words) outlining why the candidate

is interested in the Fellowship, what aspects of HIV/AIDS they would

like to report on, and how they qualify for the Fellowship.

Selections will be made by a panel of senior journalists and HIV/AIDS

experts. Fellowships will be announced in March 2003. All

applications must be marked ?Press Fellowship? on the cover and

addressed to:

India-Canada Collaborative HIV/AIDS Project (ICHAP)

Pisces Building, # 4/13-1 Crescent Road

High Grounds

Bangalore ? 560001

Tel: 2201 237-9

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Telephone queries will not be entertained

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