Pulitzer Center Grant Application

Applications must be received in English. Deadline is rolling. Within a week of your submission, you should receive a confirmation of receipt. Typically applications that are received in a given month receive a response by the end of the following month. If your proposal requires immediate attention to be newsworthy or timely, please note why in your proposed project description, and click the quick response checkbox. All fields are required, except where noted. Attachments must total to less than 5MB. You may enter up to 5 applicants per project.

Please disclose below in the section marked "Proposed Project Details" if you are receiving or have applied for any other funding for this project.

The form is adaptive so it will present the option to add all necessary documents as you move through it (such as references), depending on the answers that you give. For example, if there is more than one applicant, the field to add their information will appear only once you check the box that follows the text "Check if there is an additional applicant for this project."

If applying on behalf of an organization/newsroom, the individual information, such as work samples and references, of lead people on the project must be provided. This can be the lead reporter or reporters on the team or one of the editors. Explain that the application is made on behalf of the organization in the Project Description section. Additional information about the organization, such as a summary of work and work samples, can be attached in the Additional Materials section.

Contact editorial@pulitzercenter.org with any questions related to the general application.

The Pulitzer Center is seeking applications from journalists who want to report stories as part of Connected Coastlines, a nationwide climate reporting initiative in U.S. coastal states. Started in 2019, the initiative is building a consortium of newsrooms and independent journalists across the U.S. to report on the local effects of erratic weather patterns on coastal populations using the latest climate science.

For more information, please visit https://pulitzercenter.org/grants/connected-coastlines

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is seeking applications for innovative data-driven journalism projects that spotlight under reported issues. This opportunity is open to all newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad.

We are eager for proposals that will employ cutting-edge data techniques, as well as embrace collaboration among newsrooms, whether that be across state lines or across national borders. We encourage proposals that push the envelope in data collection and analysis and make use of advanced data mining techniques, such as machine learning, natural language processing, as well as spatial data analysis, satellite imagery, drones and sensors. We’re seeking compelling data-driven storytelling, based on original data collection and analysis and strong visuals, that has the potential to shape public discourse and hold the powerful accountable.

For more information, please visit pulitzercenter.org/data-journalism-grants.

The Pulitzer Center is seeking to support freelancers and newsrooms focusing on in-depth AI accountability stories that examine governments' and corporations’ uses of algorithms to guide decisions in policing, medicine, social welfare, the criminal justice system, hiring, and more.

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is seeking applications for investigative data-driven projects on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women & girls. This opportunity is open to all newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad.

Acceptable formats are pdf, doc, and rtf. Please upload videos to YouTube and send a link. Photos should be put in a pdf.

Thank you for helping us better know our applicants. We ask this series of questions to assist the Pulitzer Center in evaluating the progress we are making towards our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion commitments. Your response does not affect your application and is kept confidential.

Links strongly preferred, attachments accepted. Acceptable formats are pdf, doc, and rtf. Please upload videos to YouTube and put in the link. Photos should be put in a pdf and be less than 10MB.

You can give us additional work samples to add to your contact record at Pulitzer Center.

Links strongly preferred, attachments accepted. Acceptable formats are pdf, doc, and rtf. Please upload videos to YouTube and put in the link. Photos should be put in a pdf and be less than 10MB.

These can be either contact information or letters of recommendation (please attach). The latter is encouraged when letters from interested producers or editors are available. If you attach a letter, still include contact details in the text field. Acceptable formats are pdf, doc, and rtf.

You can list additional professional references to add to your contact record at Pulitzer Center.

These can be either contact information or letters of recommendation (please attach). The later is encouraged when letters from interested producers or editors are available. If you attach a letter, still include contact details in the text field. Acceptable formats are pdf, doc, and rtf.

It can take some time to upload materials for your application. Please be patient. You will not be able to submit your application if your attachments total to more than 5MB.