Journalism Diversity Fund schedule

Bursaries are awarded four times per year, in line with key NCTJ course start dates. You can apply to the fund more than once, so if you are unsuccessful initially, you are welcome to take the feedback provided on board and reapply if you wish to.

Please note: those who have already started a course are not eligible to apply – the course start date must be after the bursary has been awarded.

The schedule for courses beginning in the academic year 2026-27 is as follows:

First application round

Second application round

Third application round

Fourth application round

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