DEADLINE: JUNE 4, 2025 — Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering reporting grants to journalists for in-depth stories on threats faced by great apes in Africa.
EJN expects to award up to 8 grants with budgets of up to $1,500 each for the production of stories that raise awareness about great apes and One Health and drive conversation among communities and policymakers at the local, national, and regional level.
Particular interest will be given to stories with a cross-border element, including groups of journalists seeking to investigate the uniquely challenging threats to ape populations that live in multiple countries or conservation initiatives that require regional cooperation.
Applicants can be from range countries in Africa, especially countries where the great apes live in their natural habitats: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Staff and freelance journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio) and other media practitioners with experience covering conservation and/or One Health issues can apply for this reporting grant.
The deadline for applications is June 4, 2025.
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