Deadline: November 15, 2017
SEJ’s Fund for Environmental Journalism invests in public service reporting on environment and the journalists who produce it. FEJ grants support development and dissemination of significant coverage that otherwise could not be completed.
Winning projects will be selected by an independent jury of editors. Preference will be given to projects that include an element of international partnership: journalists and news organizations in different countries working together to report an important story and expand its reach.
Grantees retain full editorial control of FEJ-funded coverage. Donors have no right of review and no influence on story plans made possible in part by their contributions. Binding agreements between donors and the Society of Environmental Journalists and between SEJ and grantees of its Fund for Environmental Journalism reinforce this policy of editorial independence.
SEJ maintains a strict policy of confidentiality with regard to story ideas submitted through FEJ competitions.
WHAT ARE JUDGES LOOKING FOR WHEN CHOOSING GRANTEES?
- What is the news value of the project?
- Do international partnership elements enrich the journalism and potential impact of the project?
- If the topic is broad or familiar, does the project make an original contribution?
- How strong is the publication/dissemination plan for the completed work? Who is the potential audience?
- What is its potential number?
- How strong is the connection between the proposed expense (i.e., travel plan, training plan, consulting expense) and the quality or quantity of eventual environmental journalism outputs?
- What are the qualifications and track record of the applicant? Applicants should have the same professional profile as members of the Society of Environmental Journalists. If you are unsure, please read the SEJ membership guidelines .
categories:
1. Open Topic: Environmental Issues
Made possible by unrestricted gifts and grants to SEJ’s Fund for Environmental Journalism.
2. Marine and coastal issues of the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans
Made possible by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
3. Environmental issues of the Amazon and Andes
Made possible by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
http://www.sej.org/initiatives/fund-for-environmental-journalism
