Deadline: 4 January 2016
The Internews Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is currently inviting applications for its Biodiversity Media Grant Opportunity to support journalism networks and media organizations throughout the world in increasing the capacity of media to cover critical issues of conservation and biodiversity.
This grant opportunity represents a challenge to journalists throughout the world to increase the capacity of media to cover critical issues of conservation and biodiversity. The Biodiversity Media Grant will support projects that:
- Build the capacity of journalism networks and media organizations to report on biodiversity and conservation issues.
- Carry out biodiversity and/or conservation training activities for journalists.
- Build internal capacity.
- Organize local networks around these issues.
Grants available
This grant fund contains US$30,000, which will be shared among three projects. The average grant size would therefore be US$10,000, with potentially a greater share of the total going to projects that demonstrate a critical need.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are open to proposals from anywhere.
- Applicants should note their affiliations with existing media organizations or provide detailed plans about how this project would facilitate the creation of a new network or organization.
- As Internews is strictly a media development organization, please avoid any applications rooted in advocacy or political campaigning.
- Although EJN will consider applications by NGOs or environmental groups looking to build the capacity of journalists to cover conservation issues, preference will be given to applications from or affiliated with professional journalists, media organizations, journalism schools.
- The program predominantly focused on the developing world, where the need is often the greatest and the pool of available resources is limited.
- Especially interested in projects in high-biodiversity regions of the world, such as the Amazon, Central Africa and SE Asia, or other biodiversity hotspots.
How to Apply
- Applicants must apply online through the website.
- Applicants who are not yet members of the Earth Journalism Network should register for an account before applying.
For more information, please visit Earth Journalism Network.
