Scholarships for journalism courses available

10 Jun 2015

Midcareer journalists from several developing countries can apply for a scholarship to attend a RNTC course in the Netherlands.

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The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are accepting applications for journalism courses at the Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC). NFP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and run by the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC).

RNTC is offering several courses for journalists:

• Using Media for Development (Jan. 18 to 29, 2016)
• Producing Media to Counter Radicalization (Jan. 18 to Feb. 5, 2016)
• Video Journalism (Feb. 12 to 26, 2016)

Candidates must be from one of these countries: Afghanistan, Mali, Albania, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Armenia, Nicaragua, Benin, Myanmar, Bolivia, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Peru, Burundi, Palestinian Territories, Cambodia, Philippines, Colombia, Rwanda, Cuba, Senegal, Djibouti, Somalia, DR Congo, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, South Africa, Egypt, Sudan, Ghana, South Sudan, Eritrea, Surinam, India, Tanzania, Georgia,Thailand, Indonesia, Uganda, Guatemala, Zambia, Kenya, Vietnam, Jordan, Zimbabwe, Yemen, Macedonia and Mongolia.

NFP fellowships cover travel costs, accommodation and the course fee. The deadline to apply for the fellowship program is July 24. Registration deadlines for the individual courses vary.

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