Forum Freelance Fund applications due April 30
Applications are open for the 2016 Forum Freelance Fund bursary, which provides funding for freelancers to attend dangerous environment training courses. The bursaries are worth $2500 each, and the rules and application process have been simplified this year.
The deadline for this annual bursary competition is April 30th. More information and application requirements are available on the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma website.
The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma runs the competition in association with the Rory Peck Trust, a U.K.-based organization devoted to promoting the safety of freelancers.
According to a news release from the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, 21 Canadian freelancers and foreign freelancers working for Canadian media have been helped by the Forum Freelance Fund so far.
