Industry Professionals

Minority Fellowships

N.S. Bienstock Fellowship - An award established in 1999 by N.S. Bienstock, Inc. owners, Richard Leibner and Carole Cooper. N.S. Bienstock has been a leading talent agency in news and reality-based programming for more than 35 years and is a long-time member of RTDNA. This award recognizes a promising minority journalist in radio or television news.

In addition to the $2,500 award, winners of the N.S. Bienstock Fellowship receive an expenses paid trip to the RTDNA International Conference.

Michele Clark Fellowship - RTDNF's first fellowship is named for a CBS News correspondent who was killed in a plane crash while on assignment in 1972. Her family and colleagues at CBS sent money in lieu of flowers to create a fund in her name, endowing a permanent $1,000 award for young, promising minority professionals in television or radio news.

Winners of the Michele Clark Fellowships receive an expenses-paid trip to the RTDNA International Conference.

�Click here for the 2010-2011 application.

If you have questions, please contact Stacey Staniak at staceys@rtdna.org or call 202.467.5214.

APPLICANT CRITERIA:

Must apply for only one fellowship.

Past fellowship winners may not apply for a second RTDNF fellowship.

Must have fewer than 10 years as a professional journalist.

May submit samples of web work in addition to materials requested below. (optional)

REQUIRED ITEMS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS:

A completed application form clearly identifying the fellowship for which you are applying.

A copy of your resume.

A cover letter with your reasons for seeking a fellowship and how you intend to use the award.

A letter of recommendation from your news manager (If you are a news manager, a letter from your general manager may be substituted.)

A sample of your best work relevant to the fellowship for which you are applying, not exceeding 15 minutes, on DVD or CD accompanied by scripts. Materials submitted in a language other than English must include a full English translation.

Contact Stacey Staniak at staceys@rtdna.org, or call 202.467.5214 with questions.