IJP George Weidenfeld Fellowship 2025 (up to €3,800)

Deadline: July 15, 2025

Applications are open for the IJP George Weidenfeld Fellowship 2025. The German-British Programme of the IJP was based in 1995. It is of specific significance given the typically weird portrayals of the connection between Germany and the UK within the media. Brexit has intensified this phenomenon and thus made a journalistic trade between Great Britain and Germany much more necessary.

Every 12 months, the bursary allows British and German journalists to spend time working in one another’s international locations. Bursary holders work in British or German editorial places of work of their selection and on the similar time report for his or her home media. This method, the contributors get to know the working strategies of the media within the host nation and acquire a direct impression of politics, financial system, tradition and society in Germany or the United Kingdom.

The programme was based in 1995. Since 2000, the programme has borne the title of the British writer and publicist Lord George Weidenfeld (1919-2016). It is below the patronage of the respective ambassadors in Berlin and London.

Benefits

• Fellows of the programme obtain a one-time cost of three,800 Euros. The quantity is meant to cowl many of the journey bills, meals and lodging. Fellows are anticipated to make a sure contribution of their very own. Remuneration for the work on website just isn’t envisaged.

Eligibility

• Open to British and German journalists who work as editors, trainees or common freelancers for German or British media. 
• Applicants needs to be aged 18 to 40.
• There is not any formal language requirement. British candidates with no or little prior information of German are explicitly inspired to apply.

Application

Applications ought to embrace:

• CV
• A letter of advice by an editor or supervisor supporting the applying
• Four samples of publications (for TV and radio journalists: a complete record of contributions, no clips)
• Preferences concerning host organizations and/or cities/areas

The digital software is kindly requested in a single PDF doc to: [email protected]

The software has to be addressed to:
IJP e.V.
British-German Programme
Attn. Mister Vassilios Theodossiou

For extra info, go to IJP George Weidenfeld Fellowship.