Study Subject(s): Fellowships are awarded for the following programmes: Broadcast Journalism, Broadcast Management, Data Journalism, Educational Programme-making, Facts & Formats: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Facts and Formats, Financial Management for Broadcast Managers, Inside International Justice, Inside International Justice, Internet for Journalists (new name: Online Journalism), Magic of Radio, Mastering Social Media for journalists, Multimedia Journalism, Multimedia Journalism & Water, Multimedia Storytelling, Online Journalism, Radio/TV Journalism, Soaps and Society, Training the Trainers, Using Media for Development, Video Journalism and Video Journalism (summer school).
Course Level: Fellowships are available for RNTC postgraduate courses of different duration.
Scholarship Provider: RNTC
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands

Eligibility: RNTC’s Fellowships are available for professional journalists, programme-makers, broadcast trainers and managers coming from the following countries (a combined NFP list and low-middle-income countries according to the World Bank criteria).

-To have a minimum of three years working experience in the media/NGO sector
-To have successfully followed secondary education, and professional education or training in media
-To speak and write in English (the course language) sufficiently
-To submit a letter of motivation in English (150-250 words) explaining the reasons for applying for the course, its relevance to your work and that of your organisation, and its potential contribution to enhancing the performance and the capacity of both
-To complete our admissions requirements at the beginning of the course we need to see the original (or if you prefer a properly certified copy) of your most recent educational qualification in secondary or higher education. Please make sure you bring this with you since we will ask to see it on the opening day of the course.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Students Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India,  Indonesian, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Laos, Lesotho, Macedonia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for these RNTC fellowships.

Scholarship Description: In January 2012 RNTC launched the RNTC Fellowship Fund to support journalists, programme-makers, broadcast trainers and managers from around the world who are looking to develop their media skills, but do not have enough financial means to pay for the costs of the course of their choice. Many of our courses focus on the use of multimedia and social media. In 2014, more of our courses will become available through our Online Academy. Whatever option suits your needs, we encourage you to go for it. Choose a course and send in your application. After that, apply for a scholarship. Or, take greater control of your career by paying your own way or finding a sponsor.

Duration of award(s):

- Broadcast Journalism:  for three months,
-Broadcast Management: 2-week course
- Facts & Formats: 4-week
-Inside International Justice: 2-week and a one-week
- Multimedia Journalism: 12-week Broadcast Journalism course
- Multimedia Journalism & Water: 3-week
- Online Journalism: 6-week course
- Radio/TV Journalism: 12-week
- Training the Trainers: 6-week
- Using Media for Development: 2-week
- Online Journalism: 6-week

What does it cover? RNTC Fellowships are unlike NFP fellowships Partial: they cover the course fee (up to 50%), not the costs for travel and accommodation.

Selection Criteria: The RNTC fellowships will be awarded on academic and professional merit.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online. Applicants must submit:

-Letter of motivation (150-200 words), explaining why they think they qualify for one of these scholarships
-Completed registration form
-Curriculum vitae
-Proof of proficiency in English
-Scholarship applications will have to be uploaded in ROSA, RNTC’s Online System for Applications.

Scholarship Application Deadline: All Programmes have different deadlines. Please see the relevant course pages for this information. The RNTC deadlines are set four to six weeks before the start of the course. Next to the application deadlines at RNTC, there are fellowship application deadlines. Please note that some fellowship programmes require much earlier submission dates.

-For Multimedia Journalism: 1st December 2014( Full course, Module 1 (Radio/TV Journalism), 1 February 2015 (Module 2 (Multimedia Journalism).
-Broadcast Management: 15 August 2014 (September 2014) and 15 April 2015 (June 2015).
-for Data Journalism: 1st April 2014.
-Educational Programme-making: 1st September 2014.
-Facts & Formats: Sexual and Reproductive Health: 15 February 2015 (March – 24 April, 2015)
-Financial Management for Broadcast Managers: 1st September 2014 (October 2014).
-Inside International Justice: 1 October 2014.
-Mastering Social Media for journalists: 1st December 2014 (30 January 2015).
-Multimedia Journalism: 1st December 2014.
-Multimedia Journalism & Water: 15 September 2014.
-Online Journalism: 1 April 2015.
-Radio/TV Journalism: 1st December 2014
- Soaps and Society: 1st September 2014
-Training the Trainers: 1st August 2014
-Using Media for Development: 1st April 2015 (May 2015).

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
http://www.rntc.nl/RNTCfellowships