The Myer and AKF Fellowships

The Media and Communications Program at the University of Sydney offers six internships with Asian newspapers for final year students of the B.A.(Media & Communications) degree.

Three Ken & Yasuko Myer Fellowships are offered with an English-language newspaper in either Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Manila or Kuala Lumpur. The Australia-Korea Foundation also funds three fellowships to Seoul, Korea.

The Fellows will be expected to fly to their respective capital city in mid-January and undergo a one-week orientation program at the Australian Embassy or High Commission, followed by a four-week secondment at the newspaper.

At the newspaper the Fellows will be expected to work under an experienced local journalist on whatever beat they can negotiate with the senior editor. These may include city news, politics, economic affairs, social affairs, sports, and other areas of newspaper interest. Most Fellows can expect to work in more than one area during their secondments, and also to undertake sub-editing duties.

Each Fellowship will be worth $5000, from which the incumbent is expected to fund their travel, insurance, living expenses in country and all related costs. Students will be responsible for all travel arrangements, including, but not limited to, tickets, passport, visas, accommodation, inoculations, and travel insurance.

The Fellowships are only open to B.A.(Media & Communications) students at the University of Sydney who are: