BA in Visual Arts Scholarship

BeaconHouse National University in Pakistan is offering a 4 years Visual Arts BA program Scholarship from their University.
Two positions are available from this institution for this course- one for a male and another for a female candidate.
Candidates must have completed 12 years of school and demonstrate talent for art in the form of a portfolio of work, which can be shown electronically.
Selection Procedure: Candidates shortlisted will be called in for an interview to SAF Advisory Board after which final admission list will be drawn up.

DEADLINE: 11th June 2009
Please send your applications with CV and supporting documents to:
South Asia Foundation
c/o SAFMA Maldives
G.Uthurubin,
2nd Floor,
Alikilegefaanu Magu,
Male’

MADANJEET SINGH SCHOLARSHIP

The SAF-Madanjeet Singh Scholarship is a one year postgraduate course at the Asian College of Journalism Pakistan. The course offers four streams of specialization: Print, Television, Radio & New Media.
Two positions are available from this institution for this course- one for a male and another for a female candidate.
Candidates should have cleared an undergraduate course in any discipline. Equivalent course in different SAARC countries would also be considered on a case by case basis. They must be proficient in English since all instruction and assignments at ACJ are in English.
The scholarships cover:
(a) Tuition fees
(b) Economy air travel from the scholar's place of residence within SAARC to Chennai and back
(c) Accommodation on room sharing basis
(d) Monthly pocket allowance of INR 3000/-.
Selection Procedure: Candidates shortlisted will be called for an interview to the SAF Advisory Board, after which the final admission list will be drawn up.

For further information visit: www. asianmedia.org

DEADLINE: 11th June 2009
Please send your applications with CV and supporting documents to:
South Asia Foundation
c/o SAFMA Maldives
G.Uthurubin,
2nd Floor,
Alikilegefaanu Magu,
Male’

Website developers wanted

South Asia Free Media Association Maldives invites interested parties to send in proposals to develop its website, www.safmamaldives.org.
Parties will be selected on the following criteria: quoted best price, portfolio of previous work, experience and technical expertise. For further information, please email safma.maldives@gmail.com or call Iru on 7784307
Deadline for submission of proposals - 24th May 2009.

SAFMA Maldives
2nd Floor, G. Uthurubin
Alikilegefaanu Magu,
Male' 20118
Tel no: 3300091
Fax no: 330096

World Press Freedom Day

SAFMA Maldives and Department of Information is hosting a working lunch on 3rd May 2009, to commemorate World Press Freedom Day.

President Mohamed Nasheed will be attending the lunch, and meeting with various editors from leading newspapers and News Department Heads from the media outlets.

The working lunch is part of the activities organised by SAFMA Maldives, in order to bring together media personnel working across the country and providing a panel for information sharing with key Government officials in an informal setting.

If your organization would like to cover the event for news, kindly contact Ms. Naaifa Ibrahim on 7838884
For more information please contact Ms. Irushaadha A. Sattar, Country Coordinator on 7784307