Village Square Fellowship 2023-24
Deadline for the application 30th Sep 23
Village Square will focus on impact of national and local policies on rural communities through detailed analyses by top development experts. It will identify and showcase stories of change led by communities, civil society and market players. It will do so by simple themes such as livelihoods, health, education, governance, gender issues and water. Village Square will maintain a sustained focus on the challenges and drivers of successful efforts in the stranded part of rural India.
Village Square Fellowship aims to encourage young, emerging, and enthusiastic journalists to leverage storytelling as a tool for social change. The idea of providing the fellowship is to highlight rural issues and change processes in innovative ways using multimedia. The stories from the ground will be used as evidence for the work done by social purpose organizations, and advocacy and articles will be published on the Village Square platform. This fellowship is open to journalists, photographers, people working on online media (like YouTube), as well as freelancers from India.
Call for application for Village Square Fellowship 2023-24 is open.
Last date to apply: 30th September, 2023
Fellowship duration: 9 months (November, 2023 – August 2024).
What is there for fellows?
- Community of like-minded people who are passionate about providing a voice for rural India in the mainstream media narrative.
- Structured learning program that builds on the Fellow’s journalistic knowledge and skills
- Mentorship from industry experts within the Village Square network
- Stipend of 35000 per month (on successful completion of the deliverables)
- Certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the fellowship.
Apart from reporting stories every month, fellows will be encouraged to highlight their work during fellowship using social media (Social Media promotion and Videos) with Village Square:
Selection and Eligibility Criteria:
- Candidate must be between the age of 22-28
- A bachelor’s degree in mass media/journalism
- Candidates with 2 or more years of relevant experience will be preferred.
- Ability to live and work in remote, rural areas.
- Must demonstrate an interest and understanding of rural India and its issues and challenges.
- Comfort with multimedia and other innovative storytelling techniques.
How to Apply and Timeline:
- Initial application through filling out the Google Form
- In-person/online interviews – First week of October
- Written Test – First week of October
- Final list of fellows selected – Third week of October.
- Training and orientation – First week of November
- Fellowship commencement – First week of November
Note: Final dates for each stage will be communicated to the applicants who will get selected.
Deliverables: The Village Square Fellows will be expected to produce 18-20 deliverables, which can be articles (800 words), photo essays or short video stories or a mix of all over the span of 9 months.
In case of any queries or clarification about the fellowship, please get in touch with Prachi Sharma Village Square, Co-0rdinator . She can be reached on prachi@villagesquare.in
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