The JB Fairfax Award for Rural and Regional Journalism is a prestigious national award that encourages and supports a young university student who is passionate about pursuing a career as a rural or regional journalist upon graduation. The Award was established through a private donation from Mr John B Fairfax AO.

This Award is an outstanding opportunity for a budding journalist to gain a diverse range of practical experience at the coalface of rural and regional reporting, with three relevant internships that will provide a launch pad to a career telling the rich stories from country Australia.

The Award includes a $10,000 cash scholarship along with the following suite of internships providing practical work experience:

  • RAS Media Team at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
  • Fairfax Agricultural Media at The Land Newspaper
  • Australian Broadcasting  Corporation (ABC) in their Brisbane newsroom

Applicants for the Award must:

  1. Submit an inspirational story about an inspirational person with relevance to rural or regional Australia.  The piece must be up to 1200 words and be written to publication standard.
  2. Submit a strong news article, blog post, video or audio report of up to 600 words on a topic of your choice relating to Australian agriculture. Please include a minimum of three sources including one primary producer. The piece must be original and not previously published or broadcast.
  3. Be enrolled to study in any undergraduate or postgraduate degree of relevance to rural or regional affairs at an approved Australian education provider.
  4. Demonstrate an active interest in rural and regional affairs and in pursuing a career in journalism upon graduation.
  5. Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
  6. Be aged 30 years or under.

Applications for the 2019 JB Fairfax Award will open 1 July 2018.

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