The Radio Television Digital News Foundation invites undergraduates, graduate students and industry professionals to apply for one of several prestigious 2011-2012 scholarships and fellowships.
Quick Link to Information and Applications: Undergraduate: http://www.rtdna.org/pages/media_items/scholarships-for-undergraduate-students524.php?id=524
Graduate: http://www.rtdna.org/pages/media_items/scholarships-available-for-graduate-students538.php?id=538
Fellowships: http://www.rtdna.org/pages/education/fellowship-info.php
Undergraduate Scholarships
RTDNF undergraduate scholarships are open to enrolled students (freshmen excluded) who are pursuing careers in radio, television and online news.
Go to http://www.rtdna.org/pages/media_items/scholarships-for-undergraduate-students524.php?id=524 for a complete list of undergraduate scholarships available this year
All winners will receive an expense-paid trip to the RTDNA National Conference.
Undergraduate scholarship candidates must be a full-time college student whose career objective is electronic journalism and have at least one full year of college remaining. To receive an award, winners must be officially enrolled in college and be in good standing. Scholarships are paid in semi-annual installments for one year of study.
Go to https://rtdna.ps.membersuite.com/competitions/ViewCompetition.aspx?contextID=98c74f39-00aa-4356-825f-0fa7fdf91a1d to apply for an undergraduate scholarship
Graduate Scholarships
RTDNF graduate scholarships are open to students who are enrolled or about to enroll in a graduate program and who are pursuing careers in radio, television news or online news. Winners of RTDNF graduate scholarships receive an expense-paid trip to the RTDNA National Conference.
Go to http://www.rtdna.org/pages/media_items/graduate-student-scholarships538.php?id=538 for a complete list of graduate scholarships available this year
Graduate scholarships candidates must be a full-time graduate student whose career objective is electronic journalism and have at least one full year of graduate school remaining. To receive an award, winners must be officially enrolled in college and be in good standing. Scholarships are paid in semi-annual installments for one year of study.
Go to https://rtdna.ps.membersuite.com/competitions/ViewCompetition.aspx?contextID=98c74f39-00aa-4b5a-89e5-1f6aee4b9841 to apply for a graduate scholarship
Four fellowships are available to radio, television and on line journalists. Two fellowships are for beat reporting and two fellowships support journalists of color working to establish their careers. Winners of RTDNF fellowships receive an expense-paid trip to the RTDNA National Conference.
Visit http://www.rtnda.org/pages/education/fellowship-info.php to read more about RTDNF fellowships
Visit https://rtdna.ps.membersuite.com/competitions/ViewCompetition.aspx?contextID=98c74f39-00aa-4859-b3cb-8756184a9359 to apply for a fellowship
Applications for both scholarships and fellowships are due Friday, May 13, 2011.
Contact Katie Switchenko at katies@rtdna.org with questions about scholarships and fellowships.