Inter American Press Association Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to Latin American scholars to study for a year at a US or Canadian journalism school, and for US and Canadian scholars to spend an academic year studying and reporting in Latin America or the Caribbean. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be between 21 and 35 years of age with good command of the language they will use; US and Canadian applicants must prove fluency in Spanish or Portuguese, and Latin American applicants must prove fluency in English or French. Where experience is a prime consideration for this scholarship, three years of professional journalism is required. Study and work plan must be submitted for consideration for this scholarship.

Deadline: Jan. 15, 2014

Award: $20,000

http://www.sipiapa.org/en/service/scholarships