Deadline: 14 October 2019
The Asia New Zealand Foundation has opened its 3rd round of Media Travel Grant programme which offers New Zealand journalists the chance to travel independently to Asia to research and prepare stories – to help demystify Asia for New Zealand audiences.
Applications that provide information about proposed features and interviewees, outlets for the stories, supporting letters from relevant editors/producers, costs and itineraries have a greater chance of acceptance.
The Foundation will consider proposals that seek to increase New Zealander’s understanding of the Asia region, and proposals that promote themes of economic, political, social or strategic change in Asia – and the implications of these changes for New Zealand.
Proposals that are unlikely to succeed include:
- Proposals in which journalism is not the core reason for travel. The Foundation is unlikely to approve grant applications from people who are travelling to Asia for another reason (e.g. family holidays, competing in a sports event) and plan to write stories for publication on the side.
- Applications with a purely travel focus (e.g. a cycling tour of Japan) are unlikely to be successful.
- Single-story proposals are unlikely to succeed, as are single-person interviews that could be conducted by telephone.
- Applications from journalists based offshore are less likely to succeed. New Zealand-based journalists will have preference.
Note for television crews: the Foundation is unable to support travel by more than two people on the same project.
Benefits
- The grant can be used to cover most work-related costs, including return economy airfares, insurance, per diem allowances and visa and airport taxes.
- The Foundation may not be able to fund the full amount of some projects.
- The Foundation funds visits to Asia of up to three week’s duration.
- The Asia New Zealand Foundation does not make travel arrangements for media travel grant recipients and cannot sponsor visas. It is applicants responsibility to obtain the appropriate visas for their travel.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be:
- either working as journalists for New Zealand news organisations or as freelance journalists
- New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
- Preference will be given to candidates who:
- are interested in deepening their knowledge of Asia
- have a proven track record in journalism
- are currently based in New Zealand
- can provide a stimulating, well-researched and focused proposal outlining story ideas
- can demonstrate that their material is likely to reach a substantial audience.
- Journalists working for news organisations should provide a letter of support from their employer. Freelancers should provide correspondence showing that one or more news organisation(s) will publish/broadcast work resulting from the proposed project.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must fill the online application form given on the website.
For more information, please visit https://www.asianz.org.nz/media/media-grants/