Fault Lines Reporting Fund

• Eligibility: USA journalists writing about discrimination
• Target Region: USA
• Application Language: English

The IWMF’s Fault Lines Reporting Fund supports journalists reporting on the forces driving racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and other forms of intolerance promoting hate in the United States. Successful applications examine how false, divisive, and harmful narratives — such as stories that promote or normalise hate, discrimination, and the dehumanisation of individuals and communities — take hold, including what is fuelling them, where they are most pronounced, the scope of their impact, and where individuals and communities are making real progress in combating these hate-based agendas. The three-year programme provides grants to staff and freelance journalists planning well-researched, investigative, and evidence-based reporting within the United States. Grant funds may be used to cover travel, logistics, security, insurance, and other reporting-related expenses.

Eligibility

• Applicants must report in the United States.
• The applicant’s primary profession must be journalism; applications will be accepted from freelance, staff, or content-based journalists.
• Applicants must have 3+ years of professional journalism experience outside of internships.
• Applicants must present a strong track record of exceptional journalism or show proof of interest from an editor.

Requirements

• A completed application in English (reporting itself may be conducted in any language).
• A well-developed story pitch demonstrating investigative merit, originality, reach, potential impact, and need for funding.
• Supporting documentation demonstrating journalistic track record.
• Grantees must publish in a U.S. outlet within one year of receiving a grant and must credit the IWMF.

How to Apply

Submit the application through the IWMF Submittable portal on a rolling basis; there is no fixed closing date for the current programme cycle. Larger awards are considered on a case-by-case basis. Apply here.

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