Travel Writing Scholarship to Singapore, Indonesia & Malaysia by WorldNomads

Do you want to be a published travel writer?
This year we decided to shake things up a bit and instead of choosing just one country for our scholarship…we’ve decided to send you off to three different countries in Southeast Asia! Once on the ground, you’ll have the opportunity to see for yourself life beyond the banana pancake trail, and get to know Southeast Asia from the local perspectives, through the eyes of three amazing writers.

Here’s the triple-dip deal:
First you’ll head off to Singapore to go on assignment for five days under the mentorship of Rough Guides writer Richard Lim to review and update ‘The Rough Guide to Singapore’.

Then you’ll fly to Bali and meet up with Stuart McDonald, founder of Travelfish, the online travel guide to Southeast Asia, before heading off on six days of cultural insight and adventure in Indonesia.

For the last leg of the scholarship, you will be whisked off to Malaysia for a food odyssey through Kuala Lumpur and Penang with former local and cookbook author of award winning hsa*ba Burmese cookbook, Tin Cho Chaw, to explore how cuisine shapes the lives of Malaysians.

Important Dates
**You need to be available between June 18th – July 6th, 2012 to participate on the assignment.**

  • April 23 Submission deadline
  • April 24-May 11 Judging preliminary shortlist
  • May 11-16 Finalists shortlist
  • May 17 Winner confirmed and announced
  • May 17-June 17 Trip preparation
  • June 18 Arrive in Singapore
  • June 19-20 Meet Richard Lim – Singapore, shadow for two days
  • June 21-22 Solo assignment for two days
  • June 23 Meet up with Richard, feedback on assignment etc.
  • June 24-30 Indonesia: Culture & Adventure
  • July 1-July 5 Malaysia: Food Odyssey
  • July 6 Depart
  • August 20 Copy deadline

What you’ll need to produce
Along with your work on the ‘Rough Guide to Singapore’, you will be required to keep a daily travel journal on WorldNomads.com (no less than 200 words per daily entry) to share your adventures through Southeast Asia. Your journal should be completed no later than two weeks from returning from your trip.

Who can apply

  • This opportunity is open to students, emerging and non-professional writers and lovers of travel looking for a career change.
  • The scholarship is open to all nationalities, however, you must have a high degree of proficiency in written English.
  • The opportunity is designed to give you a taste of what it’s like to be a travel writer on the road, so you must be comfortable doing some travel on your own.
  • Minimum age 18 by the date the scholarship application close (April 23, 2012)
  • A current passport with at least six months before expiry
  • You must be available as per the dates set out. Please note these dates are not changeable in anyway, you must be available for the entire assignment.
  • You should be an exceptional writer with a lust for adventure travel, a desire to experience new cultures (and eat them!)and above all, a burning desire to become a professional travel writer!

What constitutes a professional travel writer?
Essentially this is a ‘learning opportunity’ for someone who is looking for an introduction into the travel writing industry and importantly keen to be mentored.

As a guide, for the purposes of the opportunity, we would consider you to be professional travel writer if you have been published regularly in newspapers, travel magazines or travel journals. We would also consider you to be a professional travel writer if you derive more than 25% of your income from travel writing.

If you have had a few stories published, or keep a regular travel blog then we would not consider this professional.

We would also like to further clarify that a professional writer of any sort (travel writer or otherwise) is not eligible to apply if they derive more than 25% of their income from writing.

Please consider the spirit of the program which is intended to help those with a burning desire to be a professional travel writer and need some help getting started.

Apply now
If you want it, you’ve got to show it. To apply you need to:

  1. Write. Craft a 2000 character or less (this includes spaces) travel focused essay based on a personal experience around oneof the following themes;
    1. ‘Understanding a Culture through Food’
    2. ‘A Local Encounter that Changed my Life’
    3. ‘Seeing the World through Others Eyes’
    4. ‘Giving Back on the Road’

    It’s up to you to convince our judging panel through your writing that you have the spirit of adventure and passion for travel writing to be chosen for this scholarship. We will be looking for:

    • great descriptive ability
    • strong eye for detail
    • ability to uncover and tell a compelling story
    • excellent spelling and grammar and a knack for avoiding clichés
  2. Complete an entry form which includes contact details and a maximum 800 character essay on why you should be chosen and what the opportunity will mean for you. Your answer will provide considerable weight in the judging process.
  3. One entry per person.
  4. The entry must be submitted in English
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30 thoughts on “Travel Writing Scholarship to Singapore, Indonesia & Malaysia by WorldNomads”

  1. Applying for this competition was an amazing experience. Having to narrate a real life story within 2000 characters was both challenging and interesting. Looking forward to reading entries by other members too. Thank You World Nomads for giving us this opportunity.

  2. wowwwww, besok terakhir yahhh…!!!

    siap2 Nguras tenaga buat nulis..

    Bismillahirahmani rahmimmmm

  3. Ya..I think this is the best way for the ordinary people like us to make a good experience…trip to the other country…well…I don’t miss it..thanks for the info…

  4. Wow..awesome!
    My English Grammar isn’t excelent. But..I still try it! Hoping God will help me! ;)

  5. Whoaaa, really want grab this chance. Can i?

    Please tell me the rules for get this cool scholarships ;)

  6. I love travelling & see people`s doing with their work for life in different area especially in different culture. I enjoyed talked with them their life sharing & I can share also best part God well done on me, so each one can get better sight of life upgrading quality (I hope & done efectivly in more than 20 years!). My background as in 3 different areas such are music,technical,social skill like ministry with mid low or above people. I enjoyed the true local positiv habit or daily wisdom they done best effectif in family especially; or in contribute to social strata such as rt/rw in Indonesia(especially Jakarta or Jabodetabek where we live around).I love`d their cooking especially the local boemboe,their techniq of cooking for best result & advantage in life(survive for live etc). There is many more to tell everybody through our journal daily especially to develop other`s life for better, I loved doing that n I see God best doing fine for me & others. God bless all

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