Deadline: 1-Oct-21
Applications are now open for Michael Gordon Fellowships program to encourage and enable the kind of journalism Michael Gordon exemplified by funding reporting projects in the field of social justice journalism in Australia and overseas – covering areas such as Indigenous affairs, migration policy, human rights and international development.
The Michael Gordon Fellowships program is a national initiative to enable social justice journalism .
The fellowships are administered and promoted by the Melbourne Press Club and awarded by an independent panel appointed by the club in partnership with the Gordon family.
The panel will look to support proposals that highlight inequity and injustice with insight, fairness and compassion – and champion those who work to achieve social justice. It will favour projects that demonstrate originality and potential impact. Supporters of the program include the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, Nine Entertainment and Robyn Carter.
Funding Information
- The grants contribute to costs incurred in researching, producing and publishing social justice journalism by Australians working in Australia or on assignment overseas. This includes such items as transport, accommodation, research assistance and other related costs.
- Freelance applicants may also seek a daily allowance of $200 towards their labour during the period of research, travel and publishing.
- The maximum individual grant is $10,000 but, in exceptional circumstances, a larger grant may be agreed at the discretion of the selection panel.
- Up to two people can travel on one grant (for example, a journalist and a videographer).
- Fellows will need to be self-reliant. All arrangements, including transport, accommodation, visas and travel insurance will be the responsibility of the applicant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Australian journalists, photographers and videographers working in print, broadcast and digital media, freelance journalists and accomplished journalism students are welcome to apply.
- Applicants must demonstrate an established track record in the media or have their skills vouched for by recognised professionals.
- The grants are intended to enable the creation of content for established media outlets, including newer digital outlets, and cannot be used to fund academic research or for a personal blog.
- All applicants must undertake to adhere to the code of ethics published by the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, observe the laws of Australia and any other countries visited in the course of their research and agree not to engage in any conduct that would bring into disrepute the Michael Gordon Fellowships program.
- Fellows will need to demonstrate how they will achieve their research project outcome pending ongoing Covid 19 travel restrictions and border closures.
For more information, visit https://melbournepressclub.com/award/the-michael-gordon-journalism-fellowships
