Deadline: 31 March 2011
Anthony Sampson Foundation Award
The Anthony Sampson Foundation is accepting applications for an annual award of up to R80 000 for a reporting project. Apply by March 31, 2011.
The reporting project will continue in the spirit of the early Drum days, when Anthony Sampson was editor, and will be awarded for a piece of journalism that is original, topical and imaginative, that sets out to expose and explain.
The award is for a writing project, of interest and relevance to South Africa, to be published in South Africa.
The award is designed to encourage new, young voices among journalists and would-be journalists.
To apply: submit a proposal of not more than 500 words, a CV and a writing sample to anthonysampsonfoundation@gmail.com by 31 March 2011.
The Directors will make the Award in April and the project should be completed by the end of the year.