The N.S. Bienstock Fellowship, is an award established in 1999 by Richard Leibner and Carole Cooper, the original owners of N.S. Bienstock. Acquired by United Talent Agency in 2014, the firm now known as Bienstock, a UTA Company has been a leading talent agency in news and reality-based programming for more than 50 years and is a long-time member of RTDNA. This award recognizes a promising minority journalist in radio, television or digital news. Fellowships are open to professional broadcast or digital journalists with less than 10 years of experience. In addition to the monetary award, winners are invited to Washington D.C. Applicants must submit URL links to 3-5 work samples. Links should be broadcast (television/radio) or online news pieces; and should be uploaded to a host site like YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc. Applicants must also submit a letter of recommendation from a professor, advisor or supervisor. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Radio Television Digital News Association for more information.