Austrian-American Media Fellowship Program

What is the Austrian-American Media Fellowship Program (AAMFP)?
The newly created Austrian-American Media Fellowship Program (AAMFP) provides young U.S. journalists the opportunity to travel to Austria in order to conduct research in one of Europe’s centers for international diplomacy, business, science, and culture. Participants will have exclusive access to decision-makers from politics and business and will be able to take a look behind the scenes of some of the important International Organizations based in Vienna, including the United Nations.
The AAMFP will take place from October 2 until October 13, 2022 and is administered by the Vienna School of International Studies in partnership with the Austrian Foreign Ministry.

What will participants see in Austria?
In the first week of the AAMFP, participants will discuss Austrian foreign policy priorities and current issues with senior officials of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tackling topics such as different aspects of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, non-proliferation and the Western Balkans. Further, there will be an opportunity to meet with high-level officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Austria will also be introduced as a business and research hub. Finally, the first week will give participants the chance to discover Austria’s rich cultural heritage. The weekend can be used to travel to cities close to Vienna, such as Budapest or Salzburg.

In the second week, participants will get an introduction to renewables in Austria and discover some of the ways the City of Vienna has been a pioneer in the green energy sector. Austria’s past will also be reflected upon during a visit to the Mauthausen Holocaust Memorial.

Finally, participants will get a glimpse of the future by visiting the state-of-the-art technology center Ars Electronica in Linz. There will also be a visit to the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna.