The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford is looking for suitable candidates for the Wincott Fellowships to be offered within the Reuters Foundation Fellowship Programme at Oxford. Each fellowship is tenable for one academic term (i.e. three months) during the 2010-2011 academic year.

The Fellowships are open to a practicing mid-career journalist from East and Central Europe, Russia and Central Asia. Preference is given to economic and business journalists. In 2010-11 the Wincott Fellowship will be awarded to one candidate from Russia, and preference will be given to a second candidate from Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan or Belarus.
The Wincott fellows spend one term in Oxford, based at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism offices, where they join a diverse group of journalists from other parts of the world, on the Institute’s Journalism Fellowship Programme. The fellows attend regular seminars each week and occasional special lectures relating to journalism, and they are encouraged to attend other academic and social events at Oxford University. During their stay in the UK arrangements are also made for the fellows to visit the Financial Times and other media organisations such as Thomson Reuters and the BBC.

In addition, the fellows undertake a study project on a topic of their choice, leading to the completion of a 5,000-8,000 word paper at the end of their stay. Each fellow is assigned an academic advisor, usually an Oxford academic specialising in the Wincott Fellow’s chosen area, for the purpose of this project.
To be considered, applicants are asked to submit a proposal which gives details of the proposed research topic, which is usually related to the business or economic development of a country or of its media. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 17th March 2010.

There is a minimum requirement of 5 years’ professional journalistic experience, and in order to take full advantage of the excellent facilities of the Institute and of Oxford University, a good working knowledge of spoken and written English is required. All Institute and University/College fees will be paid by the Fellowship, and the fellows will also receive their travel costs and a small stipend to cover housing and living expenses.

Further details, including application forms, can be obtained from the website of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:
http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fellowships/types.html?size=xlt

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