Pulitzer Center Grant Application

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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 multiple 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 your answers. For example, if there is more than one applicant, the field to add their information will appear only once you click on the text "Add another journalist".

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 reporting plan, can be attached in the Additional Materials section.

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

Proposed Project Details

Project Name

Project Description: Please explain in 250 words or less what this project is about and why it matters. If applying on behalf of a newsroom or organization, please note that here. You may attach in the Additional Materials section below a more detailed description of the project but this will be considered as an optional supplement. The most important part of the application is the 250-word summary.

Have any significant stories about this topic been published recently? If so, provide links and explain how your project will break new ground and advance what is already known the subject, or how your project will deliver a significantly different audience.

Distribution plan: Explain where you plan to publish or broadcast your stories for maximum impact. Please include letters of interest or commitment from editors you are in touch with. Note that the absence of letters of commitment and a tentative distribution plan may delay and even decrease your chances to get a Pulitzer Center grant.

Upload commitment or interest letters from outlets that will publish your work.

The Pulitzer Center values collaborative reporting efforts, ranging from partnerships among media organizations to collaborations between correspondents and local journalists. Combining strength and bridging networks and areas of expertise can benefit the quality and maximize the impact of reporting projects.

Are you planning to collaborate with others in this project?

Yes

If so, please tell us who will be involved and how the partnership will work.

What is the total budget for this project? Would the Pulitzer Center be credited as the sole funder? Detail any pending and committed funding sources and ask amounts.

Where will the reporting take place?

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In which state(s)?

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Proposed Dates in the Field

When do you think this project would start publishing?

Does your proposal require a quick response in order to be newsworthy or timely?

YesNo

Preliminary Budget Estimate

Show categories and total, explain unusual items. Travel grants cover hard costs associated with the reporting, please do not include stipends for the applicants. Local reporting partner/translator/driver fees are acceptable.

Total amount requested in U.S. dollars (USD). Use whole numbers only.

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Additional Materials

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

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Grant Initiatives (if applicable)

Artificial Intelligence Accountability 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.

Is this an application for an AI accountability grant?

Yes

Connected Coastlines Grants

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

Is this an application for Connected Coastlines?

Yes

Gender Equality Grants

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.

Is this an application for a Gender Equality grant?

Yes

Data Journalism Grants

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is seeking applications for innovative data-driven journalism projects that spotlight underreported 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.

Is this an application for a data journalism grant?

Yes

If applying for a data journalism grant, please provide a methodology below and include your approach to collecting and analyzing the data, as wells as your plans for fact-checking or independently verifying the data that will be used in your reporting.

The Longworth Media Fellowships

The Pulitzer Center is now accepting applications for the Longworth Media Fellowships, a collaboration with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that aims to promote international reporting by Chicago and Midwestern journalists. For more information, please visit pulitzercenter.org/longworth-media-fellowships.

Is this an application for the Longworth Media Fellowships?

Yes

How did you hear about our grant opportunities?

Other:

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It can take some time to upload materials for your application. Please be patient. You should receive an email confirmation once the application was successfully submitted. You will not be able to submit your application if your attachments total to more than 5MB.

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