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Job interview attendance funds from the Journalists' Charity

Key facts Overview Eligibility Application process Terms and conditions of financial support
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Key facts

Start dates

September 2023 / September 2024 / September 2025 / September 2026

Available to home or international students?

Home / International

Study level

Undergraduate; Postgraduate

Award value

Needs based

Number of awards

Any applicant who can demonstrate they need support will be issued the requested funds

Application deadline

This is a rolling award with no fixed deadline. 

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Overview

The Journalists’ Charity and Oxford Brookes University will work together to support students from financially challenged backgrounds to attend job interviews. 

The overall aim of the initiative is to help more future journalists from a range of backgrounds to establish a career in the industry rather than potentially being deterred by financial barriers to entry.

The Journalists’ Charity will provide financial assistance to enable undergraduates, recent graduates or postgraduate students to attend job interviews in circumstances where financial challenges might otherwise prevent them from doing so. Support will include reimbursement towards the following fair, appropriate and justifiable expenses of attending job interviews:

  • Travel: rail, bus, coach, air costs.
  • Accommodation: overnight hotel accommodation where needed.
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Eligibility

Eligibility criteria

Any student on any course at Oxford Brookes University who is applying for a journalism related role can apply for funding to attend job interviews. 

This funding is available to students studying on the following courses:

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Application process

Please apply to Alexandra Shakespeare, Programme Director for Media, Journalism and Publishing programmes at Oxford Brookes University via our application form. 

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Terms and conditions of financial support

Oxford Brookes University will approve support for individuals which will then be paid directly by the Journalists’ Charity to the applicant based on the following criteria:

  1. The applicant must be a current undergraduate or postgraduate student of Oxford Brookes University or in more exceptional circumstances a recent graduate of the university.
  2. The applicant must be able to demonstrate financial need.
  3. The applicant must be able to evidence an invitation to a job interview to qualify for support.
  4. The applicant must be able to demonstrate the actual physical costs required to attend the interview to enable to decision maker to approve the award.
  5. The applicant must share details of the costs required as an estimate or as a receipt (if already paid) in order for the charity to release the funds which will be paid directly to them by BACS.