Deadline- 15 July 2013
Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) is seeking applications for Fund for Environmental Journalism. For this SEJ is accepting grants applications of up to $3,500 to help underwrite environmental reporting projects and entrepreneurial ventures. The mission of this program is to provide incentives and support to qualified journalists and news organizations to enhance the quantity and quality of environmental journalism.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Any qualified journalist working independently or on the staff of either a for-profit or non-profit news organization worldwide is eligible to apply for a FEJ grant. All applicants must be in journalism or closely related to journalism, and responsibilities must not include public relations work on environmental issues or lobbying on environmental issues.
- Membership in SEJ is open to journalists working for print, broadcast and/or online media; and full-time faculty or students working or enrolled at accredited schools.
- Individuals who are neither substantially engaged in reporting nor involved in full-time academic pursuit are most likely not eligible for membership.
- SEJ bylaws preclude from membership persons who engage in lobbying or public relations work relating to environmental issues and preclude from active category of membership persons whose employer engages in lobbying or public relations work relating to environmental issues.
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