Grants

DEADLINE: MARCH 10, 2025 — The Doc Society Climate Story Fund seeks compelling stories that inspire climate action and social justice. The fund offers grants of up to $125,000 to support the completion of nonfiction projects […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2025 — The Centre For Journalism, Innovation and Development (CJID) is accepting story pitches on freedom of expression and press, and access to information. The maximum budget for a proposed story is […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2025 — Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can submit proposals for projects that strengthen the connections between the United States and Nigeria. The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Consulate General Lagos seeks projects […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 7, 2025 — Newsrooms and media organisations in coastal countries can apply for Earth Journalism Network (EJN)’s grants for the coverage of 30×30 marine conservation targets. EJN is offering media grants to support […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 24, 2025 — African Women in Media (AWiM) is accepting pitches on migration’s role in Africa’s growth and development. AWim is looking for investigative, multimedia and solution-driven stories that challenge myths and reshape […]

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 24, 2024 — Prime Progress invites broadcast, print and digital journalists to apply for the Biodiversity Reporting Challenge. The reporting challenge seeks innovative story ideas from journalists to address Nigeria’s pressing biodiversity issues. […]

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 8, 2024 — The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) seeks applications for the 2025 Kim Wall Memorial Fund. The Fund will provide $5,000 grants to women or nonbinary journalists covering subculture and important, […]

The Fund for Investigative Journalism offers grants and other support for the production of high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan investigative stories that have an impact. Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets are eligible for grants, and […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 7, 2025 — Non-governmental groups advancing democracy through their work can submit proposals to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). NED offers grants to support projects that are advancing democratic goals and strengthening […]

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2024 — Edugist invites freelance journalists to pitch stories focused on solutions journalism in education across Nigeria. Edugist is Africa’s leading impact-focused newsroom for education. The organisation is looking for: 1. Impact-Driven […]