The BBC has launched an online journalism bursary in honour of technology journalist Ivan Noble, who died from a brain tumour in January this year.Mr Noble wrote about his illness in a popular column for BBC News, which ran from September 2002 to 31 January 2005 when he died.
The bursary will be open to journalists with less than two years' experience and will offer a six-month placement on with bbc.co.uk.
Applicants must have an interest in science and technology and will work on news reports and features for the technology section of the site.
In a BBC interview, BBC News Interactive editor Pete Clifton said that a bursary was the most meaningful tribute to Ivan.
"We will throw all we can at this journalist to give them a great start and to help them write with passion about a subject Ivan felt so strongly about," said Mr Clifton.
Details will be advertised soon on the BBC News website.
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