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The Foundation Gabriel García Márquez for the Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano – FNPI – and there are Festival Cartagena summon Michael Jacobs scholarship for travel journalists.
the first edition of Michael Jacobs scholarship has an endowment of $ 5,000 and is aimed at journalists who are developing an article or original travel book on Latin America and Spain. The winner will be invited to present the winning project in the there are Festival Cartagena de Indias and will be selected taking into account the originality and potential of the project.
winner will receive USD 5,000 to finance the task of research and writing your article or book. The amount includes taxes that must be paid to the beneficiary and the issuing institutions, and will be delivered in the following manner: 50% to fail is the result of the call, 50% once delivered to the Publisher or publication the text for publication.
as part of the scholarship, the winner will be invited to present the project within the programming of the there are Festival Cartagena de Indias. The edition of the festival which will present the project will depend on the achievement of the same date.
may participate in this call writers and journalists who write in Spanish or English. The candidate must have at least one book or article published at the time of submitting the application. You must submit:
an autobiography of maximum 800 words (in English or Spanish) in which is described the experience as a writer/journalist of travel by the candidate and your motivation to apply for scholarship.
A detailed presentation of the project (book or article): overview of the project, work schedule, and planned travel itinerary. The article or book must be written in English or Spanish.
Copy of passport of the candidate.
Article or book must have been previously accepted for publication by a Publisher or a means of communication. To do so, the candidate should submit along with his candidacy for the scholarship a letter from the Publisher or media in question expressing the commitment of the publication of the same.
to register for the scholarship Michael Jacobs follow the steps below:
1. Go to the top of this page, where you will find a box to login.
2. Log in with your email address and password.
if you still do not have an account in www.fnpi.org must fill records at the following link: http://www.fnpi.org/registro/
3. Click on the link to the actividad “Inscribirse”
4. ” Fill out the form that shows you the platform and attach the required documents mentioned in ´Requisitos to the postulacion´.
5. Click on send.
dates of interest:
closing date for registration: September 15, 2014
date for publication of selected: on October 30, 2014
headquarters: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
start date: 29 January 2015
end date: 1 February 2015
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