Journalists, bloggers, media managers, are invited to apply in the ongoing 2018 RNTC fully funded Fellowship program. RNTC is a media training institute which has brought career-changing skills to more than 3000 media professionals from around the world for over 45 years.
RNTC is offering Media and Journalism fellowships to young Sub-Saharan Africans and Students from developing countries.
RNTC Netherlands through the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP), offers Fellowships for Sub-Saharan African and Developing Countries in Media and Journalism 2018.
The most commonly used scholarships for RNTC courses are the NFP and MSP (MENA) scholarships. NFP stands for Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) and MSP stands for MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Scholarship Programme
Offered Since: 2012
Type: Short courses
Eligibility Subject Areas: As of today, you can apply with a scholarship for the following courses:
- Investigative journalism
- Media campaigns
- Producing media to counter radicalization
- Using media for development
Selection Criteria: The scholarships will be awarded on academic and professional merit.
Eligibility: RNTC Netherland Fellowships are available for professional journalists, programme-makers, broadcast trainers and managers coming from the countries listed below (a combined NFP list and low-middle-income countries according to the World Bank criteria).
Scholarship Benefits: An NFP or MSP scholarship will cover the full cost of your travel and visa (if required), accommodation and meals, insurance and the course fee. The NFP and the MSP scholarship programmes are funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and administered by Nuffic, the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education.
Duration: Scholarships are available for courses of two weeks or longer.
Eligible African Countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Other Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Moldova, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen
To be taken at (country): The Netherlands
How to Apply: If you want apply for a scholarship to cover the costs of the course, you need to apply to both RNTC (for your course application) and Nuffic (for a fellowship).
There is no preference for where you start, but it’s wise to start with RNTC and to wait to hear whether or not you are eligible. Once you’ve received RNTC’s positive reaction, you can start your application with Nuffic.
It is important to visit the Scholarship Webpage for more information on how to apply.
Visit the Scholarship Webpage for details
Sponsors: RNTC Netherlands
Application Deadline: 24th October 2017
Offered annually
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