Grants For Journalists
Funding to support your journalism career or interests.
Hello, journalists; this playlist is for YOU!
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1. [NEW] The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism
Good environmental journalism changes things. It puts a name to what was once invisible and makes people care about places and problems they might otherwise never encounter. This is the idea behind the Knight-Risser Prize. Starting in 2026, the prize will help fund the reporting before it happens. Up to $10,000 is available to support an enterprise or investigative environmental story set in the western United States, which is defined as all states west of the Mississippi River, including Hawaii and Alaska. This prize is for focused reporting projects, not beats or extended investigations. It is open to reporters, photographers, radio and audio journalists, television and video journalists, and documentary filmmakers with at least 5 years of experience and who are working in the United States.
Deadline: June 2, 2026
2. [NEW] The Kurt Schork Freelance Award - For Journalists
This opportunity recognizes excellence in courageous reporting on conflict, corruption, injustice, and human rights violations, and is open to journalists who travel the world’s conflict zones, often at great personal risk, to witness and report on the impact and consequences of these events. The winner will receive a cash prize of $5,000.
Deadline: June 14, 2026
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