Pulitzer Center Announces Call for Applications for Amazon Rainforest Journalism Fund

• Eligibility:
  • Grants are open to all journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers or filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers of any nationality are eligible to apply
  • Application Process
    • A description of the proposed project, including distribution plan, in no more than 250 words
    • A preliminary budget estimate, including a basic breakdown of costs. Our typical grants cover hard costs associated with the reporting. Fixer/translator/driver fees are acceptable and stipends can be considered depending on the circumstances.
    • Three samples of published work
    • Three professional references. These can be either contact information, or letters of recommendation. The latter is encouraged when letters from interested producers or editors are available.
    • A copy of your curriculum vitae
    • Applications may also include a more detailed description of the project but this will be considered as optional supplement only. The most important part of the submission is the 250-word summary.

• Funding amount: $2,500 to $7,500
• Type of funding: Programmatic
• Target countries: Global
• Application languages: English

Applications are now open for the Pulitzer Center’s Amazon Rainforest Journalism Fund to support and build the capacity of local, regional, and international journalists reporting on issues related to tropical rainforests.

One of the three rainforest regions of focus is the Amazon Basin, spanning across the continent of South America. Here, a dedicated group of journalists with extensive experience covering the Amazon envisioned a resource for strengthening and deepening reporting on rainforest issues. Several of them are now advisory committee members for the Amazon Rainforest Journalism Fund, which provides grants and workshops for journalists reporting for a range of media reaching local, national, and regional audiences in the region.

Themes:

• The tropical forests’ role in the overall climate equation and weather patterns globally, regionally and locally, and the resulting consequences for human life and living conditions (in broad terms) caused by deforestation
• Deforestation drivers (in broad terms)
• Solutions to halt deforestation (in broad terms)

Learn more and apply here