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Milena Jesenská Fellowship for Journalists
Sector:
Media
Type:
Scholarship
Location:
Vienna, Austria
Deadline:
16 January 2026 at 23:59 Kyiv time
Organiser:
This is an opportunity to spend three months in Vienna working on your book, article, or programme. The Institute for Humanities Sciences in Vienna will provide the scholarship, a comfortable workspace, and access to all facilities.
The scholarship is provided by the Institute for Human Sciences in partnership with ERSTE Foundation. This is one of thousands of EU opportunities for Ukraine.
What do I get?
- A monthly stipend of EUR 3,300.
- The opportunity to devote three months to work on your book, article, film, podcast, TV or radio show between September 2026 and June 2027.
- A comfortable workspace and access to all the Institute's facilities.
Can I apply?
This scholarship is for you if you:
- Have been working in media for more than two years: on television, radio, or in a print or online publication.
- Have an outstanding professional portfolio.
What do I need to apply?
- Completed application form
- CV including a list of publications
- Project description — up to 550 characters
- Project proposal: objectives, state of the art, methods and work plan in up to 7,500 characters
- Cover letter with information on how your stay at the university will benefit the concrete goals of your research
- Two recommendation letters. At least one should be from an editor, fellow journalist, or publisher
Complete all the documents in English, combine them into a single PDF and name it in Latin.
How do I apply?
By 16 January, apply via IWM's online portal.
You will find out if you are one of the four winners by 30 April 2026.
Good to know
- Have you already won this scholarship before? Wait two years and then apply again.
- In this competition, "cultural" has a broad meaning and covers a wide spectrum of intellectual and artistic spheres.
- This competition is also open to journalists from the EU, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. Share the English version of this contest with your friends from these countries.
- Unfortunately, the organisers will not provide individual feedback to applicants.
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