RTDNF scholarship applications open

The Radio-Television News Directors Foundation has opened applications for its 2013 scholarships.

The Radio-Television News Directors Foundation has opened applications for its 2013 scholarships.

The electronic journalists’ association is offering nine scholarships to Canadian journalism students this year. The scholarships include one for Aboriginal Peoples and members of a visible minority, one for first-year students and one for second-, third-year and graduate students. Other awards include the Barbara Frum Scholarship for Interviewing, the 660 News Diversity Scholarship, the Broadcasters of Atlantic Canada Scholarship, the BNN/Jim O’Connell Scholarship, and the Cold-FX Scholarship.

The winner of each will receive $2,000. The RTDNA will give an additional $2,500 scholarship to the entry judged to be the best overall from the winners of the latter group of awards listed above.

For more details on each of the scholarships, check out the RTDNF website. Details on qualifications and submission instructions can be found here.