Urbanscapes: how sustainable are our cities?
December 2013- February 2014
What makes a city a city, apart from its people? Local architecture and building material, urban design, the mobility infrastructure all come together to make it conducive to 'good living'. What are the essentials then, which need to be taken care of while accommodating the modern demands of designing and retrofitting our urban space?
Centre for Science and Environment invites applications for its 18th media fellowships on 'Urbanscapes: how sustainable are our cities?' in the context of the various elements which constitutes our cities. We would encourage the applicants to base their proposals looking at the following
- Buildings. The architecture, building materials, energy foot print, water during construction
- Mobility: Public transport/modes of transport. ease of access, mobility infrastructure
- Waste: solid waste, water and waste-water
Duration
Three months – December , 2013 to February , 2014 – with one month of travel time and the other two for research, writing, publication and submission of stories and features.
Compensation and funding
Selected fellows will each receive a stipend of Rs 50,000 (subject to tax deductions at source) to support research, travel and writing between the given period.
The stipend will be released in two instalments – the first as a travel grant at the start of the fellowship programme and the second after its successful completion.
Applications must be accompanied by the following documents:
- Curriculum vitae
- For print journalists, two samples of published work on development issues. By ‘published work’, we mean articles published by/in national or regional newspapers or magazines.
- Those writing in regional languages must have at least one of their articles translated into English.
- For television and radio journalists, two samples of telecasted/ broadcasted programmes on development issues – those telecasting/ broadcasting in regional languages must also give a short written summary of the programme along with the CDs of the samples.
- A letter of support from the editor that the output under the fellowship will be published/broadcast (mandatory for all candidates, including freelancers).
- A comprehensive fellowship proposal outlining (a) the subject/s and story ideas that the applicant proposes to focus on, (b) tentative travel plans and (c) a list of people who might be interviewed.
Last date for submission of applications
November 15, 2013
CSE may organise a briefing workshop on the subject closer to the commencement of the Fellowship. The selected Fellows and some other interested journalists will be invited to participate in this workshop.
Fellowships output
Selected applicants from the print media will be expected to generate feature and news article/s totalling 5,000 words or three stories, based on the research carried out under the fellowship. Original clippings of these articles will have to be submitted at the completion of the fellowship programme. They will also be expected to take and submit photographs of the areas they travel in for their stories.
Selected applicants from the audio-visual media will be expected to generate either a single film/broadcast or a series of episodes, based on the research carried out under the fellowships. Video and audio CDs of these outputs will have to be submitted at the completion of the fellowship programme.
Applications for the fellowship via email or post should be addressed to:
Papia Samajdar
Deputy Programme Manager
Media Resource Centre
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area
New Delhi 110 062
Ph: 011-29955124, 29955125, Fax: 011-29955879
Mobile: 9811906977
Email: papia@cseindia.org
Website: www.cseindia.org
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