Media Fellowships at Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada 2024-25

The Media Fellowship program of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada offers up-and-coming and established journalists the opportunity to spend time in Asia researching and preparing stories. The program aims to help Canadian journalists become better informed about this dynamic part of the world to write and broadcast insightfully on Asia and the Canada-Asia relationship. 

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants must be passport holders of Canada.
• Applicants must be employed as a reporter, feature writer, columnist, or freelancer.
• Applicants must be working at a Canadian magazine, newspaper, news service, business publication, radio, television station, new media, or multimedia outlet.
• Applicants must have at least two years of relevant work experience.
• Applicants must have an established history of publication in Canadian news media.
• Applicants who have received Media Fellowship awards from APF Canada cannot reapply until three years following their last award.

Application Process:

• Eligible candidates must apply by email or post along with the following documents:
  • Most recent CV.
  • A 500-750-word (max.) proposal.
  • Two examples of written or broadcast work.
  • A letter from a prospective editor or producer, expressing a general readiness to publish articles from this journey, with the condition that they are approved by standard editorial criteria.

Value of the Fellowship:

• Successful applicants will receive a budget of up to CAD 10,000, towards travel, accommodation, and in-country expenses.