[Air-L] Graduate Student Opportunity: Applications Open for the 2020 Milton Wolf Seminar on Media and Diplomacy Emerging Scholars Fellowship

[Smith, Briar R.]

Graduate Student Opportunity:  Applications are Now Open for the 2020 Milton Wolf Seminar on Media and Diplomacy Emerging Scholars Fellowship

This is a wonderful opportunity for current graduate students studying International communication.  Selected fellows receive full funding to attend the Milton Wolf Seminar in Vienna this April.

Initiated in 2001, the annual Milton Wolf Seminar<https://miltonwolfseminar.wordpress.com/2020-seminar/> in Vienna, Austria explores cutting edge issues related to media and diplomacy. It is designed to bring together a diverse group of individuals representing multiple perspectives and nationalities. Attendees include: diplomats, journalists, academics, NGO professionals, and graduate students. The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication, The American Austrian Foundation (AAF), and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna(DA) have jointly organized the seminar since 2010.The 2020 Seminar will take place from April 20-22 and explore the theme: "The Evolving Role of Media in Diplomacy."

Each year the seminar organizers select approximately 10 outstanding advanced MA candidates, PhD students, law students, post docs, or equivalents studying areas related to the seminar theme to serve as Emerging Scholar Fellows. Selected Fellows receive economy class airfare, accommodation, and a food and local travel stipend, which covers all costs of attending the Seminar. In exchange for full funding, Emerging Scholars attend all seminar discussions and events and serve as a member of our blogging team and author a 1500-word blog post documenting and analyzing the seminar discussions.

To apply for the 2020 Emerging Scholars Program, please submit your completed application by February 10, 2020. Applications include a cover letter, application form, and an updated CV. More information about the 2020 Seminar Theme and how to submit your Emerging Scholar application can be found here<https://miltonwolfseminar.wordpress.com/emerging-scholars-program/>: [https://miltonwolfseminar.wordpress.com/emerging-scholars-program/].


Briar Smith
Program Manager
Media, Inequality & Change Center
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
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