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Entries open for Jacoby-Walkley scholarship

2015 scholarship recipient Annalise Bolt.

Entries are open for the 2016 Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship, a three-month paid journalism internship open to final-year university students and recent graduates aged 26 and under. 

The scholarship aims to support "storytellers with a passion for TV journalism and dreams of carving out a career in the competitive television industry".

Established in 2013 through the support of media executive Anita Jacoby, the scholarship recognises the legacy of her father, Phillip Jacoby, a pioneer in the Australian electronics and broadcast industry. 

“The Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship represents a once in a lifetime opportunity to strut your stuff in front of a selection panel of senior industry figures,” Walkley Foundation acting CEO and general manager Louisa Graham said.  

“The winner goes onto an eight-week placement at Nine, but shortlisted applicants have also been offered opportunities".

Across 12 weeks, the successful applicant will placed at the Nine Network in Sydney for eight weeks – with four weeks at 60 Minutes, two weeks in the Nine newsroom and two weeks split between A Current Affair and Today – plus a four-week placement at the Walkley Foundation in the lead up to the Walkley Awards.

The winner will also participate in at least one TV production course through the open program at the Australian Film TV & Radio School, and receive mentoring from senior members of the Walkley Advisory Board.

In addition, the successful applicant receives a stipend for the 12 weeks of the scholarship. 

2013 scholarship winner Will Mumford is now a reporter/producer for SBS News, while 2014 joint winner Kirrily Schwarz is an associate producer for Nine News in Sydney, 2014 joint winner Megan Stafford is working in Queensland as a senior communications advisor at the Department of Transport and Main Roads, and 2015 winner Annalise Bolt is working as a producer at Nine News in Perth.

Entries for 2016 close on April 26. 

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