The Journalism Diversity Fund Grants 2017

About the fund

The Journalism Diversity Fund was set up in 2005 with a donation of £100,000 from the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA).

It is supported by those in the industry who want to make newsrooms better reflect communities they serve by encouraging people from ethnically and socially diverse backgrounds to train as journalists. The aim is to action real change and network with the talent and decision makers to ensure diversity is at the top of the agenda throughout our industry.

The fund is administered by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). In addition to the NLA, the fund is sponsored by Associated Newspapers, Financial Times, Pearson, Press Association, Sky and Thomson Reuters .

Supporters of the Journalism Diversity Fund include the Society of Editors, The Guardian, The Observer, News UK, talkSPORT and Creative Access.

The fund is aimed at people without the financial means to attend NCTJ-accredited journalism courses who can show they are either socially or ethnically diverse. All applicants to the fund will need to demonstrate a genuine commitment to journalism and the potential to be successful.

Since its launch, the Journalism Diversity Fund has awarded over 200 bursaries to financially support NCTJ students’ training, which has helped many students forge successful careers in journalism.

The fund also supports the Claire Prosser bursary, PA bursary scheme and Thomas Read bursary.

With the help of the Journalism Diversity Fund, you could:

• Have the costs of your NCTJ-accredited course and examination fees paid for
• Equip yourself with the vocational skills required to embark on a successful career in journalism
• Get work placements at leading publishing companies while completing your course
• Receive contributions to your living expenses during your training

There are four rounds of applications for each academic year to which people can apply. Please see the schedule for this year’s dates.

Application 

Applicants are responsible for ensuring they meet ALL of the following criteria:

• provide proof they have secured a place on an NCTJ-accredited course starting in the academic year September 2017 – August 2018. Those who have already started a course are not eligible to apply – bursaries must be awarded prior to the course commencing. Please visit the schedule section for this year’s deadlines. Please note bursaries are not available for undergraduate and distance learning courses and bursaries must demonstrate value for money;
• must come from a socially or ethnically diverse background;
• be a British citizen residing in the UK;
• must be able to demonstrate a genuine commitment and potential to be a successful journalist through a range of journalism-related work experience (due to the high standard of applicants, experience on a student newspaper is not sufficient);
• must not be in receipt of any other bursary award.

Contact

T 01799 544940
E journalismdiversityfund@nctj.com
F 01799 544015

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