Midcareer broadcast journalists can apply for a course in the Netherlands. Scholarships are available for applicants from several developing countries.

The Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC) offers a broadcast course “Facts and Formats: Sexual and Reproductive Health — HIV/AIDS” in March 2015. The course will focus on how to develop and pitch new creative ideas and teach how to target specific audiences in an effective way.

Broadcast journalists and program-makers with at least three years of experience working in programming — informative programming outside news and current affairs — are eligible to apply.

The Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) covers travel costs, accommodation and the course fee. The deadline to apply for a fellowship is Oct. 31.

To be eligible for a scholarship you must be a national of one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia or Zimbabwe.

Self-paying or sponsored candidates from other countries are also welcome to apply, but all applicants must have English proficiency and at least three years of journalism experience.

For more information about the NFP fellowship, click here. For more information about the course, click here: http://www.rntc.nl/factsandformats