Media Ambassadors India-Germany

The program "Medienbotschafter Indien – Deutschland” gives journalists a unique possibility to work and study in India and Germany. The program is open to Indian and German professionals who have several years of working experience and possess very good skills in English. Indian journalists can only apply for a stay in Germany and German journalists can only apply for a stay in India. The program’s selection committee will choose up to eight fellows for each period of stay (upto 16 fellowships per year). Do you want to be one of our next fellows? We are looking forward to your application!

Applicants	Application period	Period of stay in the exchange country
Indian journalists	September 15 – November 15, 2017	May to July 2018 in Germany
German journalists	January 20 – March 31, 2018	September to November 2018 in India

Selection Interviews:
- The selection of the Indian fellows for 2018 is likely to take place in India on January 8 and 9, 2018
- The selection of the German fellows for 2018 is likely to take place in Germany on April 19 and 20, 2018.

Requirements for Indian applicants:  
- several years of professional experience as a journalist (TV, radio, print, online)
- Very good knowledge of spoken and written English. German language skills would be an advantage.

Requirements for German applicants:   
- Several years of professional experience as a journalist (TV, radio, print, online)
- Very good knowledge of spoken and written English.

Required documents are:
1. A CV with a current photo
2. A letter of motivation (one A4 page)
3. One detailed investigation/reporting plan (topic, interview partners, schedule etc.) for one of the journalistic projects you would like to realize during your stay (one A4 page). You also need to suggest two further plans that you would like to work on while you are here. Please refer to the FAQ for further explanation. 
4. Three work samples (Text! If you are a radio or TV journalist, please submit short descriptions or reviews of your productions)
5. Complete online application form 

IMPORTANT: Combine your documents into a single PDF file and please arrange the pages in the order shown above. Complete documents must be submitted to us in electronic format by using the online application form. Incomplete applications and applications with more than one PDF file will not be accepted. Please do not send in audio or video files, CDs or DVDs. The PDF attachment must not exceed a total of 16 MB in size. The upload time can vary depending on the amount and size of the attachment or the applicant’s Internet connection.