Deadline: 6-Jan-23
Applications are now open for Fritt Ord Foundation’s Grant Program to support for projects that help promote freedom of expression, public discourse, art and culture. The measures supported should contribute to the common good and be available to the public.
Application Requirements
- The initiative is completely open when it comes to topics. When applying for project support, journalists, editors and editorial staffs are free to choose the topics and contents of their projects. The Foundation’s goal is to help facilitate projects that can become important parts of the social debate for as many people as possible.
- The projects are intended to target the general public. Applicants may use any publication platform, and are encouraged to be multi-medial. Any independent, editor-driven publication with Norwegian media users as its target group may apply. News rooms and individuals may both apply, but all support is to go to named individuals. They are open to new forms of cooperation between several editorial boards/groups of journalists, and freelancers with publication agreements are invited to apply.
- They aspire insofar as possible to support work on the content to be published, while providing less support for operating expenses, technical development projects and the acquisition of equipment.
- They ask that applicants submit project outlines that are 3 to 5 pages long, and as specific as possible. Project outlines should include a schedule, a description of the content (e.g. in the form of a list of articles or a publication plan/schedule) and a list of project team members with a five-line resume for each of them. They also ask for an attachment detailing other sources of funding, if any, as well as own efforts and an overall project budget.
- Freelancers are asked to provide a brief verification of their publishing agreement and the level of remuneration provided by the editorial board(s) that will be publishing the project. Please note that an allocation is intended to be in addition to a fee, and that funds you receive from Fritt Ord are not to be used to reduce the level of the fee you receive.
- Label the application “Norwegian Journalism” in the title field.
General Guidelines
- They typically provide project funding, not core funding.
- Fritt Ord mainly funds projects in Norway (or with ties to Norway). Under certain circumstances, however, the Foundation can help promote freedom of expression in other countries. While Fritt Ord can provide support multi-year projects, it ordinarily awards funding for just one year at a time.
- Please peruse the list of their grants to gain an understanding of the Foundation’s grants profile and the size of previous grants.
For more information, visit Fritt Ord.