Journalism Travel Grant

Job Description

The Neal Peirce Foundation [https://www.nealpeircefoundation.org/] is a U.S nonprofit supporting journalists in covering under-told stories about ways to make cities and their metro regions work better for all their people.

We are currently offering Journalism Travel Grants of up to $1,500 each to enable journalists to travel to cities within the U.S. to produce one or more stories for publication. The awards, selected through a competitive review process, cover travel expenses necessary for on-the-ground reporting.

An ideal project for us to support is one where a journalist reports on an innovation that their city or all cities can learn from. Examples of stories by past grantees are here https://www.nealpeircefoundation.org/.

The deadline for submission is October 7th. 

Job Requirements

We invite full-time freelancers as well as journalists currently employed by a news organization to apply for our Journalism Travel Grants by October 7th here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMZA1hds6biHl6av24xqMjZ5zNfUqFXlXMBTFkkY8d7im7sg/viewform. 

Eligibility & Expectations

Reporters, writers, editors, and photographers working in print, online, radio, television, podcasts and multimedia are eligible for travel grant awards if they have had stories published or aired in the previous 3 years. We 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.

Application Review Process

A Grant Review Committee of established journalists and urbanists carefully reviews all applications, and submits recommendations about which to fund to the foundation’s Board of Directors.

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