Media - Mediators Between Nations

Fellowship Program for Journalists from Central and Eastern Europe

In cooperation with the Berliner Journalisten-Schule, the Robert Bosch Stiftung organizes a three-month fellowship program for Central and Eastern European journalists (from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Ukraine, Hungary). The program includes a one-month stay in spring at the Berliner Journalisten-Schule to acquire knowledge about Germany, bilateral relations and the European Union, followed by a two-month internship in the editorial department of a renowned publisher, radio or television station, depending on the fellow's interests and qualifications. The journalists familiarize themselves with the working methods of their German colleagues and produce re-ports for their respective host and home editorial departments. Meetings and interviews with representatives from politics and social affairs are also scheduled during their stay in the German capital.

Mentors from the host editorial department provide participants with personal assistance and support them in producing reports for the host and home editorial departments. The fellows re-ceive a monthly stipend of 1,100 euros and assistance in finding accommodation.

By the same token, German journalists can spend three months working in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, or Slovenia. Before starting out on the program, fellows attend an introductory seminar in Berlin which provides information about current political, economic and cultural issues as well as the media landscape in their host country.

They then spend three months working in the print, radio, or television media in their host coun-try learning about daily work routines there and producing reports for the host editorial department. The journalists should not lose contact with their home editorial department during their stay abroad. Rather, they receive support in their role as "temporary foreign correspondents". In the host country, participating journalists are supported by a colleague who has already been a Robert Bosch Stiftung fellow and worked in a German editorial department.

The experiences and contacts gained during the program are to help participants report about the host country and current developments in the new European Union member states competently.

The deadline for applications for all fellowships in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe is November 01 every year.

Contact

Berliner Journalisten-Schule
Clemens Schoell
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 29
D-10178 Berlin

Contact at the Foundation

Marc Bermann
Phone: +49 (0)711 46084 154