Four Winter Fellowships

Winter Fellowships Student Winter Fellowships, supported by Scanlon Foundation. Open to final-year university and TAFE students OR 2024/2025 graduates interested in a media career. Media Diversity Australia is calling for expressions of interest from students in their final year or graduates who have completed a media and communications degree OR have experience in a news-related role (e.g. a student newspaper) and are keen to get industry experience at a mainstream media outlet over the summer break. The project aims to place final-year students or recent graduates in 4 media outlets nationwide.The Fellowship recipients will receive a weekly stipend to cover living expenses for the Fellowship duration.The Fellowship will take place for four weeks full-time.The Fellowship recipients will be mentored and supported by an MDA Mentor.Fellowships will take place at one outlet for the duration of the placement.Applicants can express interest in working at a specific outlet, but Media Diversity Australia and the host newsroom decide their placement. HOST NEWSROOMS NSW SBS VIC The Age (Nine Publishing) WA National Indigenous Times (*Indigenous-identified placement) How To Apply Applicants must be final-year university/TAFE students OR graduate in 2025.Applicants will come from a First Nations or culturally or linguistically diverse background or are interested in growing diversity in Australia's newsrooms.You must address all of the following to be considered for an internship: In 500 words or less, please tell us a bit about you, any media industry experience you've had, what mediums you are most interested in working with, what stories are of interest to you, and why you should be an MDA Summer Fellow.Please also attach a CV and one written reference.Please attach any examples of published journalism, even if this is through your university or TAFE newsroom.Applications open on Monday, April 14 at 9am AEST and close at Friday, May 9 at 11.59pm AEST.Shortlisted applicants will be contacted in mid May for an interview process, and successful candidates announced in early June.Due to a high volume of applications received, we are unable to contact each applicant individually regarding the status of their application.Questions regarding the Winter Fellowships can be sent to MDA's Growth and Partnerships Manager, Suzy Monzer: If this sounds like you, please apply now.