One World Media Student Fund
As part of the Student Programme, students at participating courses are eligible to apply for a £1000 bursary to help them go to a developing country and make a piece of media.
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The deadline for the second round of funding in 2012 has now passed. Please keep checking our website for updates on who was funded.
Please note that this opportunity is only open to students who are at institutions that are participating with the Student Media Programme. In addition, bursaries will primarily be targeted at students who wish to produce at least some content for the UK media industry in their future careers.
The fund is open to proposals for non-fiction media on any platform: TV/film, radio, print/photojournalism, and online/multimedia. Bursaries of £1000 are awarded to selected students to help them cover the story they propose. Click here to look at media funded in 2011.
In contrast to 2010-11, students do not need to have attended a One World Media workshop in order to apply for funding. However, we do encourage it!
How does it work?
In the 2011-12 academic year we will run two funding rounds. They are designed to accommodate the wide range of courses we are working with. Deadline dates for these rounds are:
- February Round: Deadline 5pm Mon 6th Feb, decision late Feb/early March
- April Round: Deadline 5pm Mon 2nd April, decision late April
How to apply
Details on how to apply can be found within the Student Fund Guidelines document (see above for download link). To submit a proposal you will need to use our template (also above).
Please note that whether you are applying to the See Africa Differently strand, or to the main fund, the application process is the same.
How to submit a reference
All applications to the student fund will need to be supported by a reference from the student's course tutor.
From now on we kindly ask all tutors to submit references directly to us. References will only be used to aid the judging panel, and we will not share them with the student in question.
Tutors can email references to contact@oneworldmedia.org.uk. There is no need to submit on headed notepaper - a direct email will suffice.
In the email please supply the following:
- Confirmation that the student is on your course, and that his/her proposed project is endorsed by the course/institution;
- A comment on the student in question, and particularly their ability to make the piece of media proposed.
References need not be lengthy - the first point might just be a sentence, and the second can be covered in a short paragraph. However they will greatly assist our judging panel.
Why offer funding?
The bursaries exist to give students on journalism or documentary filmmaking courses in the UK the opportunity to cover a story in a developing country as part of their course, and to bring this story to a wider audience. It aims to give the students firsthand experience of making media in a developing country.
The bursaries are set up to run in parallel with the workshops being delivered to courses around the UK as part of the Student Media Programme. While the workshop aims to share practical skills on reporting and filming in the developing world, the bursaries take this one step further by allowing successful students to go overseas and put this learning into practice.
Student Fund 2012 generously supported by:
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Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
*New for 2012* - two bursaries available from See Africa Differently
In 2012, See Africa Differently is joining forces with One World Media to offer more bursaries to students. If you're thinking of making a documentary film in Africa as part of your course, then read on!
See Africa Differently is a digital campaign brought to you by Comic Relief. The aim is to change the overfamiliar negative perceptions of Africa, and to showcase the continent as a multi-faceted place rich in culture, creativity, innovations and inspiration.
In 2012, students are invited to pitch ideas to One World Media's Student Fund which fit this brief. See Africa Differently will be funding two bursaries in 2012, in addition to the bursaries already available. They will also showcase edited trails of the finished films.
As the filmmaker you will still have editorial freedom - but this is a great chance to get financial support for an idea that helps audiences see Africa in a new light.
To enter - simply apply to the bursary scheme in the usual way, by reading the guidelines and filling out the proposal template. However, you can mention in your proposal that your idea is targeted at See Africa Differently.
Please note - this specific opportunity is only open to students seeking to make a documentary film. If you're thinking of working in a different medium, don't worry - you can still apply to the bursary scheme, where funding is available from the main fund for strong stories in any medium!
Judging panels 2012
The judges for the February round were:
- Jenny Kleeman, journalist, writer and documentary-maker
- Jill McGivering, South Asia Editor, BBC World Service
- Julie Noon, documentary filmmaker
The judges for the April round are:
- Deborah Davies, international journalist
- Kate O'Driscoll, documentary filmmaker
- Amy Richardson, WorldView Programme Coordinator, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
We would like to thank all of the judges for the time they give to the scheme.