Media Opportunities
Each year, through its Media Travel Grants, the Asia:NZ media programme offers New Zealand journalists the chance to travel to Asia to research and prepare stories. Read on to find out the annual deadlines and criteria for application.
In addition to the Travel Grants, the Media Discretionary Grants allows for partial assistance to correspondents travelling to Asia. There are no specific criteria for applying for the discretionary funding: project details and circumstances will be judged on merit.
We also support media staff exchanges, internships and work placements within a variety of Asian media outlets.
NEW: Asia:NZ media programme internships and scholarships:
Internships for young journalists in three prestigious Asia-based media organisations. The journalists for the 2010 temporary placements are Pushpa Jabin (TVNZ), Jono Hutchison (TV3) and Amanda Fisher (Fairfax Media). Read more.
A scholarship programme designed to encourage greater representation of Asian communities in mainstream New Zealand journalism. A young Filipino-New Zealander, Corazon Miller, was awarded this first Kiwi Asian journalism scholarship. Read more
► Media Travel Grants
You can view the Media Travel Awards deadlines and conditions, or contact Charles Mabbett at cmabbett@asianz.org.nz to make an enquiry.
► Media Discretionary Grants
There are no set dates throughout the year. Your proposal needs to be accompanied by a completed application form.
► Asia:NZ ACICIS membership
Through our media programme, Asia:NZ has secured membership to an Indonesian in-country study programme, which allows us to send selected young Kiwi journalists on internships in Indonesia.
► Asian Journalism Fellowship
A new opportunity at AUT's Pacific Media Centre, the scholarship was established with a grant from Asia:NZ's media programme. The inaugural recipient of the scholarship, Violet Cho, is an ethnic Karen refugee working in Thailand.
