Fellowships

Scholarships for journalism courses available at Orange Knowledge Program (OKP)

DEADLINE: MARCH 23, 2021 — The Orange Knowledge Program (OKP) invites mid-career journalists to apply for scholarship to attend short courses and master’s programs.

The scholarships are available for journalism courses in the Netherlands.

The OKP aims to contribute to sustainable and inclusive development in several developing countries.

The programme is initiated and funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC).

Interested applicants must be from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen and Zambia.

The deadline for applications is March 23, 2021.

APPLY HERE

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