UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of South Asian Journalism (UMCSAJ)

Eligibility

Details of the ACJ's academic course and activities can be accessed at its web site: www.asianmedia.org/admissions/overview.asp

Applications for the SAF Madanjeet Singh group scholarship at ACJ should go through the secretary of the board of your respective country and get the approval of the Chairperson.

In an innovative move designed to promote regional cooperation, the South Asia Foundation (SAF) has instituted 16 full scholarships for young people (women and men) from the eight SAARC countries to study at the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of South Asian Journalism (UMCSAJ), Chennai.

The scholarships will cover the tuition, living and travel costs of the selected students for the duration of the ACJ's ten-month post-graduate diploma course in journalism.

Students from Afghanistan started benefiting from the scholarships in 2003, Bangladesh in 2002, Bhutan in 2002, India in 2002, Maldives in 2002, Nepal in 2002, Pakistan in 2004 and Sri Lanka in 2002.

Testimonies - www.coveringdeprivation.acjnewsline.org

SAF Madanjeet Singh scholars of class 2002/03 with N.Ram, Advisor, MDF, Madanjeet Singh, SAF Founder and Sashi Kumar, Chairman, MDF.