Rory Peck Trust’s Crisis Fund

• Eligibility Criteria: If you are a professional freelance journalist working in news and current affairs whose only source of income comes from journalism, you may be eligible for a grant.
  – You must have been actively working as a freelance journalist for at least the last 12 months and be able to provide reference letters from editors;
  – You do not have access to any other financial support or resources, i.e. government support or savings;
  – You are not entitled to any contractual benefits such as sick pay, annual leave, social security or pension, as you are not a permanent staff member of any media organisation.
  – Your last published work must be dated no later than six months before the crisis emerged;
  – You must be able to provide evidence of the crisis and how it affects you directly. You may be asked to provide evidence of your income and outgoings; e.g. invoices, bills, bank statements.
  – You must be able to provide a date for the incident that drove you to apply for assistance.
• Type of funding: Programmatic
• Target countries: Global
• Application language: Your preferred language

The Rory Peck Trust (RPT) is accepting applications for the Crisis Fund to provide financial grants for active freelance news journalists whose work and livelihoods have been put at risk as a result of their journalism.

The Crisis Fund aims to help with a financial crisis happening as the direct result of a journalist’s work; for example, if they experience physical attacks, have urgent medical or equipment replacement costs to cover, or are forced to relocate. The fund may also provide assistance to a freelancer’s family following an injury, imprisonment, kidnapping, or death of the journalist while doing their work.

The aim is to provide support to freelance journalists so they are able to resume their important work.

See here to learn more and apply.

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