I got my first opportunity to work as a journalist through the Marjorie Deane Foundation’s sponsorship, without which I wouldn’t have been able to afford to live in London and work as an intern for The Economist. It’s an invaluable opportunity for early-career journalists, and through it I met a wonderful community of journalists who… Read More Intern Profile: Callum Williams
The Financial Times is offering Marjorie Deane internships for 2013, supported by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation. The awards are designed for promising journalists or would-be journalists who would benefit from up to six months work experience at the FT, researching and writing about finance and economics. The prize includes a bursary. Please apply… Read More Applications now open for internships at the Financial Times
Adam Creighton, a foundation-sponsored intern at The Economist in 2009, recently picked up a prestigious Citi Journalism Award for Excellence. The awards, now in their 31st year, recognise the best business journalism in Australia and New Zealand. Creighton, who works as Economics Correspondent for The Australian, was chosen as the winner in The Economy category,… Read More Journalism award for former intern
Applications are invited for studentships at a prominent British university or business school leading to a Master’s degree in some aspect of finance or economics. A successful candidate, who must have been accepted for such a course, may have some or all of his/her fees paid and may also receive a contribution towards living expenses.… Read More Applications now open for studentships
With the support of the foundation, Dan Brown completed a Master’s degree in development economics at Oxford University in 2012. He is now at Harvard. I applied for the foundation studentship frantically in the summer of 2011. I held a place on the MSc Economics for Development at Oxford starting just a few months ahead… Read More Alumni update: Dan Brown
Tom Metcalf, a former banking analyst and auditor, enrolled in the Master’s in Financial Journalism course at City University with support from the foundation. He is now a reporter at Bloomberg. “The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation helped me take my first steps into the world of journalism, something I had hankered for after several… Read More Alumni update: Tom Metcalf
Applications are invited for The Economist’s 2013 Marjorie Deane internships. The awards are designed to provide work experience for a promising journalist or would-be journalist, who will spend three months at The Economist writing about economics and finance. Applicants are asked to write a letter introducing themselves, and an original article of no more than… Read More Applications now open for internships at The Economist
I had always limited my passion for journalism to writing for and editing magazines, newspapers and websites at school and university. Knowing how fiercely competitive the industry is, and how scarce the paid positions, I had never dared pursue an actual job. It was only during a seemingly endless wait for a visa in Argentina… Read More Alex Walker: An intern looks back
It was a stroke of luck that I chanced upon a notification for the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation’s studentship in the summer of 2011. I was hoping to study economics at the London School of Economics, and thanks to the foundation’s generosity I found myself in a position to do so. The foundation was… Read More Alumni update: Vaishnavi Surendra
The Financial Times is offering internships for 2012, supported by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation. The awards are designed for promising or would-be financial journalists who would benefit from up to six months’ work experience at the FT, writing about finance and economics. The prize includes a bursary. Please apply with a short letter explaining your… Read More Applications now open for internships at the Financial Times
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