Michele Clark Fellowship
Forecasted
Michele Clark Fellowship supports early-career minority television, radio, and digital journalists with education funding, training, and networking to further their professional development.
Funder: Radio Television Digital News Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,000, plus covered travel, lodging, and First Amendment Awards attendance
Summary: Supports young minority television, radio, and digital news professionals through education funding, professional development, and networking.
Key Information: Apply for only one RTDNA scholarship or fellowship opportunity; multiple applications result in disqualification.
Description
The Michele Clark Fellowship supports a young, promising minority professional in television, radio, or digital news. Administered by the RTDNA Foundation, the educational arm of the Radio Television Digital News Association, it provides financial assistance to further early-career journalists’ education and professional development. The Foundation’s first fellowship honors Michele Clark, a CBS News correspondent killed in a plane crash while on assignment in 1972.
The fellowship combines a financial award with opportunities to learn from and connect with news industry leaders. Recipients are invited to Washington, D.C., for the RTDNA Foundation First Amendment Awards and a day of professional-development training and networking. Awards attendance is free for recipients, and RTDNA covers travel and lodging.
