2012 Media Policy Fellowships

Deadline: 9 April 2012
Open to: Researchers and academics (PhD candidates and early career academics)
Venue: Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute, at the University of Oxford from Monday, June 18 to Friday, June 29, 2012
Fellowship:  Tuition, housing, travel and per diem to attend the two-week course

Description

Ten fully-funded fellowships to participate in the 14th annual Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute are available for qualified applicants from the developing world.
Sponsored by Internews’ Global Human Rights Program, the Internews Media Policy Fellowships include tuition, housing, travel and per diem to attend the two-week course, to be held between June 18 and 29 at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. Fellowships are available to individuals from developing countries, particularly those from post-conflict nations, who focus on media law and policy in their societies.
The annual Summer Institute brings together young scholars and regulators to discuss important recent trends in technology, international politics and development and their influence on media policy.  Participants come from around the world countries represented at previous Institutes include Jordan, Thailand, Kenya, China, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, Peru, Pakistan and Russia, among others. The Institute provides them with an environment in which significant policy and research issues are discussed in-depth.
The richness of the experience comes from exposure to a variety of speakers and from the discussions among participants themselves. The profiles and testimonies of 2011 Media Policy Fellows can be found here.
The seminars this year will focus on several key areas: media governance in India and China and strategic communication in conflict and post-conflict and transitional environments, particularly in the Middle East and Africa.  At the same time, the successful curriculum that has been the foundation of the Summer Institute over the years will continue, with sessions covering global media policy issues such as media and economic/social development, freedom of information, internet regulation and convergence. Part of the course will be devoted to new developments in comparative approaches to regulation, looking at Ofcom in the UK and other agencies, including examples from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Eligibility

The annual summer institute invites young scholars and regulators to discuss important recent trends in technology, international politics and development and its influence on media policy.
This year the summer institute seeks, as part of the cohort, researchers and academics (PhD candidates and early career academics, for example), who will come with a research project related to the general subject of the seminar. Research generally related to the work of the Center for Global Communication Studies and the Programme for Comparative Media Law and Policy is especially welcome, and some participants will be asked to present their research.
The fellowships are available to individuals from developing countries, particularly those from post-conflict nations, who focus on media law and policy in their societies.

Application

Interested individuals can apply online through the CGCS website,  indicating interest in the Fellowship when submitting.
To apply, you will need to submit your CV, a statement of interest, and provide contact information for two references. To begin the application, Click Here. For instructions on the online application, please Click Here.
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