The European Journalism Centre is taking in applications for the Google News Initiative Fellowship.

The positions are paid summer placements for journalism, technology or design students who want to gain valuable work experience in leading newsrooms across Europe. In Finland, there are 2 newsrooms participating: Yle Kioski and Helsingin Sanomat. It’s a great opportunity that can allow your students to kickstart a career in the news industry as developers, data scientists, reporters for example.

The fellowship scheme is organised by the European Journalism Centre and funded by the Google News Initiative.

Timeline & important dates:

• 1st April: Deadline to submit your application
• April-May: News organizations review applications and contact the successful candidate.
• Early June: All fellows participate in a one-day Bootcamp in Brussels.
• Between June and September (8 weeks): Fellows join their host organizations.

For further information about the application procedure,  program and the participating newsrooms, please see https://journalismfellowships.eu