Walkley Solutions Journalism Fund

• Eligibility Criteria
  – Applications for the Walkley Solutions Journalism Fund can be made by eligible news organisations, or by individual journalists;
  – Organisations and individuals who have received funding from the Meta Australian News Fund, administered by the Walkley Foundation, are eligible to apply;
  – In the case of organisations, full-time employee staffing costs or consultants will not be funded by this program. However, part-time, casual and contract staffing costs, as well as the extension of hours of current part-time staff, are eligible for funding;
  – Organisations applying for funding must be an eligible Australian-based media organisation with its primary business being the creation of news or informative content;
  – Have demonstrated business operations for a minimum of one year prior to applying to the Program (based on objective measures such as corporate filings and business name registrations);
  – Have a minimum of two full-time journalism staff (or the equivalent);
  – Publish informative content regularly through a digital channel such as a website, newsletter or social platform;
  – Not have a content licensing agreement in place with Meta for Facebook News or Video. For the avoidance of doubt, applicants that have other funding arrangements in place with Meta, or that have been provided funding through an affiliation or industry body distributing on behalf of Meta, are eligible provided they also meet the other eligibility criteria. Organisations and individuals who have received funding from the Meta Australian News Fund, administered by the Walkley Foundation, are eligible to apply;
  – Be able to contribute to a Meta case study and other marketing initiatives with Meta;
  – Individuals applying for funding must be independent journalist(s) working primarily in Australia;
  – Be either Australian citizens or permanent residents.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Australia
• Application Language: English

The Walkley Foundation is proud to announce the Walkley Solutions Journalism Fund to support eligible media organisations and independent journalists to create public interest journalism stories or projects with a solutions journalism focus.

The funding program aims to support solutions-focused public interest journalism in the Australian media.

Applications are open to eligible news organisations based in Australia, and to individual journalists who are either Australian citizens or permanent residents.

Funding is available for stories or new projects that have not already underway and have no other source of external funding.

Funding Information

• Applicants can apply for a single amount of up to $30,000 with a minimum grant of $5,000.
• The project must be completed and acquitted within 12 months of funding being granted.

See here to learn more and apply.

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