Grants

DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2026 — Local investigative journalists can propose investigative stories to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). Under WSCIJ’s Collaborative Media Engagement for Development Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) project, journalists will […]

DEADLINE: ROLLING Africast, a new media startup, is currently accepting pitches for accountability stories under the Civic Media Lab project. Female reporters are encouraged to apply. Pitches can include evidence-based story ideas that expose wrongdoing, […]

DEADLINE: MAY 25, 2026 — This funding opportunity is for storytellers working on climate resilience and solutions. The National Geographic Society and The Climate Pledge seek to support a global community of explorers producing projects […]

DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2026 — The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering reporting grants to journalists to support the production of in-depth stories on biodiversity. EJN is offering biodiversity story grants to increase the quality […]

DEADLINE: ROLLING — Mongabay Africa is accepting pitches for stories about Africa. This reporting project aims to foreground the voices of those impacted by environmental changes. Mongabay seeks proposals from experienced journalists for conventional news stories, […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 28, 2026 — Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants to three to four media organisations in low- and middle-income countries to support projects that strengthen media reporting on biodiversity issues. To […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2026 — The 2026 Silvers Grants for Work in Progress is open for applications from Anglophone writers. Anglophone writers of any nationality may apply for up to $10,000 to support long-form writing […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 9, 2026 — The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) invites Nigerian journalists to submit story pitches for the Methane Emissions Reduction Reporting Initiative. Through its Natural Resource and Extractive Programme (NAREP), […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 8, 2026 — The Human-Centred Conservation Storytelling Grant seeks strong, original stories that explore conservation through a human-centred lens. Applications are open to experienced journalists, writers, filmmakers, photographers, audio producers, and multimedia storytellers […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 6, 2026 — The Pulitzer Centre is currently accepting ambitious climate and labour reporting proposals from around the world. Grants are open to journalists, writers, photographers, radio and podcast producers, and filmmakers whose […]