The Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC) invites applications for scholarships covering the costs of training courses for media professionals.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) provides scholarships for media professionals from 50 countries . The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Scholarship Programme is open for individuals from 9 countries. 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 EP-Nuffic , the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education.
Applications for both an NFP or MSP scholarship are open from September 1 until October 20, 2016.
As of today, applications are open with a scholarship for the following courses:
- Media Campaigns for Development and Social Change
- Producing Media to Counter Radicalisation
- Investigative Journalism
RNTC was set up in 1968 as a joint initiative of RNW Media (formerly Radio Netherlands Worldwide) and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the past 45 years, RNTC has gained invaluable expertise in delivering courses to media professionals around the world, and in the role media can play in society, especially in the developing world and countries in transition.
Tags: Journalism education Worldwide Netherlands