The Unbiased, in affiliation with the Rupert Cornwell Belief, has opened functions for its annual award in honour of the distinguished international correspondent and author.
A bursary of £5,000 is being made accessible to 1 particular person to fund an appropriate journalistic challenge.
Though the remit is large, it have to be a international task in one of many broad areas Rupert Cornwell lined all through his lengthy profession – North America, Europe however not, this 12 months, the territories of the previous Soviet Union, for apparent causes.
The applying ought to comprise the next:
A pitch of round 800 phrases detailing how the funds might be used; the quantity and kind of fabric that might be generated; and it’s value as journalism
The place applicable, a collection of three printed articles or different items of labor (however equal consideration might be given to candidates with little or no established observe report)
A private or skilled reference
Within the spirit of the sooner a part of Rupert’s profession specifically, candidates needn’t have studied journalism however ought to possess enquiring minds, a present for storytelling and an class of prose model.
The next formal eligibility standards will apply:
Candidates needs to be below 30 on 1 January 2022
They need to be primarily based in Britain or America (however needn’t be US or UK nationals)
The journalism produced ought to fulfill these standards:
- It have to be in English
- It have to be considerably within the type of the written phrase as articles, with use of different media additionally inspired
- Authentic
- It could represent one article, however will extra possible represent a sequence of articles
- It needs to be accomplished inside six months of the beginning of the challenge at most, and in any case by 1 January 2023
- The funding could also be staggered as targets are met
- General it ought to quantity to about 10,000 phrases, plus different materials as applicable
There might be a panel of judges drawn from Rupert’s many colleagues and chaired by Susan Cornwell, former US congressional correspondent for Reuters.
The work is meant for publication by The Unbiased and all copyright will relaxation with The Independent. No extra charges or bills might be offered and journey prices are included within the bursary. Previous winners, Rachel Savage,Lemma Shehadi and Thomas Graham produced work of excellent high quality, and the form of journalism that impressed the judges.
The work might be lined by The Unbiased’s traditional phrases for contributors, together with the code of conduct.
Please ship your functions to s.ogrady@unbiased.co.uk with “Cornwell Award” within the header. The deadline for entries is July 31.
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