Deadline: 1-Sep-21
The Neal Peirce Foundation is pleased to launch a call for applications for the Journalism Travel Grant to support journalists in covering undertold stories about ways to make cities and their metro regions work better for all their people.
Grants will cover travel expenses necessary for on-the-ground reporting. Full-time freelancers as well as journalists currently employed by a news organization are eligible to apply.
The grants are for journalists to travel to cities within the U.S. to produce one or more stories for publication.
Funding Information
The Neal Peirce Foundation anticipates offering three travel grants of up to $1,500 each in 2021, and a larger number of grants in 2022 and beyond.
Eligibility Criteria & Expectations
Reporters, writers, editors, and photographers are eligible for travel grant awards if they have had stories published in the previous 3 years. Full-time freelancers as well as journalists currently employed by a news organization are welcome to apply. They especially welcome applicants early in their journalism careers or from backgrounds underrepresented in today’s news media.
- Timing: The expectation is that travel will occur within three months of award receipt, and the story will be submitted to the pitched outlet within three months of travel ending.
- Geography: Travel must be within the U.S., and can be local or long distance, and by any means of reasonable transport (bus, rail, air, auto, etc.).
- Promotion: It is expected that stories produced with a grant will briefly mention the Peirce Foundation’s support for the project at the end. Grant recipients are expected to promote the story from their social media accounts and may be asked to participate in Foundation efforts to publicize the availability and impact of Journalism Travel Grants in the future.
For more information, visit https://fdnweb.org/nealpeirce/apply/