The Directorate of Environment and Climate Change (State Climate Change Cell, Manipur) on Wednesday notified that applications for the 5th State Level Media Fellowship Programme on Climate Change reporting for the period of one year are invited from the journalists of Manipur.
A notice issued by State Climate Change Cell, Manipur stated that the theme of the fellowship programme will be on Climate Change Reporting with the Sub theme, ‘Health and Climate Change’, ‘Agriculture & allied and Climate Change’, and ‘Water Resources and Climate Change’.
It stated that fellows can avail this fellowship only two times consecutively. Fellows who have received the award twice can however apply again after one year break, it stated.
It further said that a total of 10 fellowships in four categories will be awarded across the state, as ‘Open Category for print media reporter’, ‘Open category for electronic media reporter’, ‘Women Journalist category for print media reporter’, ‘Hill Journalist category for print media reporter’.
The applicants should have not less than a year’s experience in Journalism and Media reporting, it mentioned. The fellowship reward will be of Rs 50,000 per fellowship (in three installments) along with citation, it added.
Selected candidates will have opportunities during fellowship period such as interstate exposure visit and capacity building, it mentioned.
It stated that applications along with the latest CV and two passport size photographs are to be submitted to the Director, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Manipur, Porompat, Imphal by March 31.
The application should also enclose a letter of endorsement from the Editor mentioning that the output under the fellowship programme will be published/telecast in the concerned newspaper/electronic media, it mentioned.
All fellowship must agree to abide by the rules, regulations and procedure taken up by the concerned authority, it added.
