Discovery Channel announces journalism grant

Discovery Channel announces journalism grant
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Deadline:
18/11/11

Student journalists can submit ideas for long-form magazine stories to a contest and the winning article could be turned into a TV show.

Discovery Channel is sponsoring the Emerging Journalist competition for students and recent alumni of the following graduate and undergraduate level journalism schools: University of California Berkeley, Columbia University, University of Missouri, New York University and Northwestern University.

Participants must submit a three-page proposal focusing on either an American subculture or a unique American job.

One to three entrants will receive a US$5,500 grant to write their stories and Discovery might develop a TV show around the winning idea.

Proposals must demonstrate solid writing skills, originality, viability and relevance, as well introduce main characters, themes and a larger context for the issue. Entrants should suggest a target magazine for publishing.

The deadline is November 18.