2011-2012 SWADESH DEROY SCHOLARSHIP

The Swadesh DeRoy Scholarship is the annual scholarship award by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ). It was created in honor of a respected long-time journalist member to encourage and support university students interested in entering journalism.　Any current undergraduate or graduate student in Japan, or any Japanese student enrolled in an overseas journalism program, is eligible to apply. The award is intended to help students further their journalistic pursuits and should be used for such purposes (e.g. language courses, travel, purchase of computer equipment or books, or living expenses during a journalism internship).

Students are not required to provide receipts or a detailed financial accounting of how the money was spent, but a report to the Scholarship Committee of how they used the funds is required.

For 2011-2012, First Prize will be 300,000 yen, Second Prize will be 200,000 yen, and Third Prize will be 100,000 yen. Due to the East Japan earthquake on March 11, 2011, the scholarship committee will also consider a of special award to those who study in Tohoku region and produce a good article regarding the reconstruction of the disaster areas.
Entries must be submitted no later than February 15, 2012.

Entries will be judged by a panel of veterans in print, television and photo journalism. The winning entry will be published in FCCJ's monthly magazine No. 1 Shimbun. Winners will also be required to submit a short article (200-300 words) detailing how the scholarship money is helping them in their journalism pursuits by June 30 for publication in the club magazine (comments may also be used in FCCJ promotion and fundraising materials).

Please see another sheet for entry details and background on the FCCJ.

(Students interested in journalism are also invited to apply for the FCCJ's Student Membership Program. Accepted students will be given a limited complimentary membership to the club until July 1 each year.)

ENTRY DETAILS

Students can apply by submitting an application form, resume, copy of their student photo ID, a brief statement explaining what you would use the prize money for, and ONE of the following：

PRINT ENTRY: A 800-1,200 word unpublished article in English on one of the topics listed below. Applicants must include photos with their text.

NOTE: Priority is given to print entries that express original ideas, and are clear, concise and well-researched. Winning entries are not restricted to grammatically perfect articles. Non-native English speakers are free to consult with native speakers prior to submitting their articles, but there should be minimal outside editing. Entries from non-native speakers suspected of having been heavily rewritten by native speakers of English will be subjected to investigation by the Scholarship Committee and possible disqualification.

PHOTO ENTRY: A 200-250 word written introduction about what the photos are meant to convey as a journalistic work and a selection of at least ten 8x10 photos (color or black and white) on one of the topics with captions. Students may also submit a contact sheet or a group of digital photo thumbnails in addition to the photos. Entries must be printed photographs. Digital images on CDs and DVDs will not be considered due to the nature of the judging process.

VIDEO ENTRY: 1.5 minute ? 3 minute visual package on one of the topics. Video contributions should be in spirit and in principle, the sole work of an individual although cited assistance from outside sources is permitted.

TOPICS (Choose one): Rebuilding after 311 Disaster / The future vision of Japan.

AWARDS
GRAND PRIZE: 300,000 yen
Second Prize: 200,000 yen
Third Prize: 100,000 yen

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: February 15, 2012
An announcement will be made March 17, 2012 and awards will be presented at a dinner honoring winners at the FCCJ March 31, 2012.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naomichi Iwamura
C/O FCCJ,Yurakucho Denki North Building 20F
Yurakucho 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0006
Email: iwamura@fccj.or.jp
Tel: 03-3211-3161

2011-2012 SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR: Masaaki Fukunaga

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Introduction of The Swadesh DeRoy Scholarship and FCCJ

The Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan (FCCJ) was established in 1945 after the Second World War as a Sya-dan-hou-jin (non-profit organization) under the law of Japan. The club has more than 300 journalist members. We aim to promote friendship, harmony and mutual welfare among members, as well as defending press freedom. In addition we strive to maintain good relationship between Japan and other countries.
During the 25th anniversary of FCCJ, the club journalists set up a scholarship with the purpose to encourage and support university students in Japan who are interested in a career in journalism. Our distinguished member, Swadesh DeRoy, an Indian Journalist was the chairman of the scholarship in its early days contributed both in effort and finance. Swadesh DeRoy was born in Bengal region of British colonial India, and passed away in 2001. The club decided to honour his contribution by naming the scholarship with his good name.

2011-12年ジャーナリズム奨学金　作品募集

スワデシュ・デロイ奨学金委員会は、下記の通り本年度の「奨学金コンテスト」の作品募集要項を決定しました。ご関係のメディア、大学・研究機関に おいて、あるいはお知り合いの学生諸君にご紹介下さいますようお願いします。
この「奨学金コンテスト」は、FCCJが毎年度行う公式事業です。長年にわたり奨学金事業と若手ジャーナリスト育成に努力された、スワデシュ・デ ロイ氏（インド出身、2001年没）の功績を讃えて、名称としています。日本国内あるいは海外において、ジャーナリズムを専攻する学部学生・大学 院生からの応募を求めます。作品は英文記事・写真・ビデオの3部門で募集します。特に本年は、3月11日の大震災・福島原発事故などの被災地に関 係する学生みなさんのため、特別賞を設けました。長年の経験あるジャーナリストによる公正な審査を経て、奨学金として1等30万円、2等20万 円、3等10万円を賞金として各１名に授与します。
テーマは、Rebuilding after 311 Disaster / The future vision of Japanです。
応募期限は、2012年2月15日 審査を経て、3月末に表彰式を行います。詳細は、FCCJサイト掲載の「募集要項（英文）」をご覧下さい（ダウンロードも可能です）。

http://www.fccj.or.jp/scholarship

2011-12年スワデシュ・デロイ奨学金委員会
委員長　福永正明