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RTDNF Fellowship Program

Award Amount
$1,625
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Radio Television Digital News Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Four awards offered annually, one for each named award.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: Fellowships are available to international and U.S. journalists who have fewer than 10 years of experience as a professional journalist. Applicants may not be past fellowship winners.

Application requirements for the RTDNF Fellowship Program are:

  • Application form
  • Recommendation letter
  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Work samples (3-5)
Additional Information: The following named awards are available through this program: the N.S. Bienstock Fellowship (awarded to a promising minority journalist in radio or television news); the Michele Clark Fellowship (awarded to a young, promising minority journalist in radio or television news); the Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting Fellowship (awarded to a reporter or producer in radio or television news to help them cover national defense and security issues); the Jacque I. Minnotte Health Reporting Fellowship (recognizing excellence in health or medical television and radio reporting). Fellowships will be awarded in December. Winners are also invited to attend the Excellence in Journalism conference.

Award Amount: Fellowship award amounts are as follows: $2,500 for the N.S. Bienstock Fellowship; $1,000 each for the Michele Clark Fellowship and the Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting Fellowship; and $2,000 for the Jacque I. Minnotte Health Reporting Fellowship. All awards are offered annually and are non-renewable. Past fellowship winners may not apply for a second RTDNF fellowship  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,625.

About Radio Television Digital News Foundation:
Contact Information: Karen Hansen ,Program and Adminstrative Coordinator
Address: The National Press Building 529 14th St. N.W., Suite 1240 Washington, District of Columbia 20045
Email: karenh@rtdna.org

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