Eligibility

Applicants must be students within the Bachelor course in journalism at the Department of Communication and Media, Lund University.

The applicants must also describe their background and plans for the use of the grant according to the instructions below:

The fieldwork must take place in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, or Bhutan. Funding will not be granted for travel to a country or region that contravenes the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ current travel recommendations. 

Two students who plan to collaborate during the project and want to travel together might share the scholarship amount equally. In that case, state this in detail in the application. 

Amount: SEK 25,000 

Application requirements

• Applicant’s CV 
• Plan for the fieldwork including: 
• Project plan for reportage or thesis 
• Preliminary timetable 
• Preliminary budget for travel, accommodation, and other travel-related costs 
• Study certificate 

Application deadline: 15 April 2023

Send application to: ted [dot] svensson [at] sasnet [dot] lu [dot] se and andreas [dot] mattsson [at] kom [dot] lu [dot] se.

The submitted application is processed by SASNET’s director and lecturers at the School of Journalism.