Council for Australian-Arab Relations Media Fellows 2017

Priority area: Media
Flagship program: Media Internships
Country location: United Arab Emirates
Grantee: University of Sydney

Two final year media students from The University of Sydney will undertake a journalism internship in UAE in early 2017 hosted by The Gulf News or/and The National for a period of 4 weeks covering a variety of stories, including arts, trade and culture, in both print and online formats.

The two students will also spend time in Abu Dhabi before starting at their media organisation, during which they will receive a briefing on Australian-UAE affairs from staff at the Australian embassy.

Key dates

• 18-31 August 2016 Call for applications, University of Sydney
• Blogs during the Internship Placement: http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/parallax/united_arab_emirates/
• 22-31 March 2017 Debrief Presentation after fellows return, University of Sydney
• Interview and recruitment process, University of Sydney, 05 September 2016 to 09 July 2016
• 1-12 November 2016 Pre Departure meeting, University of Sydney
• 3-8 April 2017 University Prizes ceremony, University of Sydney

Social media:

• http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/parallax/united_arab_emirates/
• http://sydney.edu.au/arts/media_communications/

Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant offer: $11,000.00 GST inclusive

Total project value: $12,500.00