Deadline: 30 November 2023

Applications are now open for the ConDev Student Media Scholarship Programme 2023-2024 . The Programme offers Aggies and others an opportunity to highlight the human stories behind major global issues. This year, ConDev is co-operating with the Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism to focus on the role that hospitality and tourism play in mediating conflicts around the world.

Since 2013, participants in the programme have used photos, interviews and other media to document world events that portray the intersection between conflict and development. This year we're asking the question: "How hospitality and tourism have supported peacebuilding". These grants are funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Chair in Conflict and Development at Texas A&M.

SMGP Theme for 2023-2024

This year, 2023-2024, the theme of the programme is the role of tourism and hospitality in supporting families and communities to avoid conflict, thrive during conflict or recover from conflict.

This theme is chosen to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the installation of a selection of Howard G. Buffett's photography at Texas A&M University, and to celebrate the conference of the Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas SOU. The winners of the 2023-24 photojournalism scholarships will be invited to Texas A&M to present their finished work as part of the celebration of Buffett's photography installation.

Each fellow is expected to spend a minimum of two months of 2024 engaging with and documenting through photography and associated written or verbal commentary, an issue that reflects the challenges faced by fragile and conflict-affected nations through the lens of tourism and/or hospitality.

Benefits

• Those selected for the programme will receive up to US$ 5,000 to travel to any location they choose, nationally or internationally, provided they obtain the appropriate approval from their university and any other relevant bodies.

Eligibility

• Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students currently enrolled at any accredited university worldwide.
• Students graduating in 2023 can also apply.

Selection criteria

• Thematic Focus:
  • It's well thought out and provides a clear thematic focus and/or issue to be narrated
  • It proposes an innovative use of the media to narrate the chosen subject
  • Has a clear objective related to the problem
  • It is extracted from a variety of sources
• Motivation for Work:
  • send at least 1 page of the statement of requirement for the job
  • Motivation is clearly focused in an organised and thoughtful way
  • The information is constructed in a logical pattern to support the theme and/or issue to be narrated
• Activities planned over the 2-month period:
  • The planned activities cover a period of two months
  • Provide media/publication/blog plans
  • provide clear results
• Budget and Travel Plans:
  • provide well-structured budget and value of transfers below the limit of US$ 5,000
  • Provide high leverage for projects with external funds (not obligatory, but encouraged)
  • provide clear travel data
  • Most of the budget requested is spent on carrying out projects in the field

Application

See the Proposal Format here.

• Proposals should be submitted to asmgp@condev.orgcom "SMGP: [Student Name, Country of Destination], as the subject line.
• Only one proposal can be submitted per student.

For more information, visitConDev.