The Richard Beeston Bursary 2024

Aspiring foreign correspondents are invited to apply for a grant to spend six weeks abroad researching a story for The Times
The Times
In his long career with The Times, Richard Beeston was diplomatic editor, deputy foreign editor and then foreign editor from 2008 until his death in 2013
In his long career with The Times, Richard Beeston was diplomatic editor, deputy foreign editor and then foreign editor from 2008 until his death in 2013
The Times

Applications are invited for the Richard Beeston Bursary 2024, offered in association with The Times.

Richard was a distinguished foreign correspondent for 30 years, reporting on wars, revolutions and natural disasters. When he died of cancer in 2013 at the age of 50, he was the foreign editor of The Times.

The bursary represents an opportunity for an aspiring foreign correspondent at the beginning of their career to receive a grant of £6,000 to spend six weeks abroad, researching and reporting on a foreign news story for The Times.

Applications must be submitted by 9am on Monday, June 24.

For information about how to apply see richardbeestonbursary.com