Human-Centred Conservation Storytelling Grant Program

• Eligibility Criteria: Applications are open to experienced journalists, writers, filmmakers, photographers, audio producers, and multimedia storytellers based anywhere in the world.
• Type of Funding: Grant
• Region: Global
• Application Language: English

The Jamma Conservation and Communities is inviting applications for its Human-Centred Conservation Storytelling Grant Program to support high-quality stories exploring conservation as people live and experience it. The grant commissions experienced storytellers who already work to professional editorial standards and who have the access, skills, and ambition to produce work suitable for publication or broadcast through established media platforms.

Thematics

Human-Centred Conservation recognises that conservation outcomes are shaped not only by ecological considerations, but by people, their rights, livelihoods, governance systems, knowledge, and choices. This grant responds to the need for deeper, more nuanced storytelling that reflects the complexity of conservation in African contexts and brings human perspectives to the forefront. Stories may focus on:

• Where Human-Centred Conservation works, and what enables it
• Where it falls short, and how the absence of these principles limits conservation outcomes
• The tensions, trade-offs, and lived experiences that sit between success and failure

What the grant offers

There are three funding tiers:

• Tier 1 (Up to $5,000): Suitable for written, audio, or single-format stories
• Tier 2 (Up to $8,000): Suitable for multi-part stories or more complex reporting
• Tier 3 (Tier 3: Up to $12,000): Suitable for visual or film-based projects

Eligibility 

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Have professional experience in one or more relevant storytelling roles
• Be able to demonstrate prior publication or broadcast experience, or an established independent channel with a recognised audience
• Have a clear publication or broadcast pathway for the proposed story
• Propose a story with a strong African focus, grounded in African contexts, communities, or landscapes
• Be able and willing to submit at least three examples of previous work as part of the application
• Submit a proposed budget of USD 12,000 or less, aligned with the grant’s funding tiers

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via the Jamma application platform and include:

• A short story pitch
• Examples of previous work
• Information on publication or broadcast pathways
• A summary budget aligned with the selected funding tier

The last date to submit application is 23:59 GMT on 8 March 2026. 

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