Call for Applications for East Africa Wildlife Journalism Media Grants 2022

We encourage reporters to view this not just as an environmental story and to think outside their beat, considering ways their reporting could address broader angles.

For example, stories could explore the economics and financing driving the illegal trade in wildlife, or reporters could produce detailed “live action” profiles of rangers by shadowing them in the field.

Eligibility

Grants are open to journalists as well as other expert media practitioners with a track record of covering conservation and wildlife stories. Photojournalists and multimedia practitioners with published visual work are also eligible.

Groups of journalists are eligible, particularly from different countries within the region if seeking to produce a cross-border project.

 However, the application must be made in the name of one lead applicant. Lead applicants are responsible for communicating with EJN and receiving funds on the group’s behalf, if awarded. 

EJN reserves the right to disqualify applicants from consideration if they have been found to have engaged in unethical or improper professional conduct.  

Story approach & format

We expect to award 10 grants in total, with an average budget of US$800 each. Generally speaking, applications with smaller budgets will be more competitive, but we will consider larger grant amounts for stories using innovative, collaborative or investigative approaches that may be more resource-intensive and time-consuming. 

We plan to issue grants in February with the expectation that all stories will be published by the end of May.  Applicants should consider this timeline when drafting their workplan. 

All applicants must provide a letter of support from their editor, explicitly stating that the media outlet will publish the stories produced as a result of this grant. 

All applicants are required to provide a detailed budget with justification for the amount requested using the template provided. We are asking you to consider what you'll need to do this type of reporting.

We ask that the budgets be reasonable and account for costs necessary for reporting, such as travel and accommodation. Applicants for long-form and multimedia narratives should include in their budget estimates for accompanying multimedia elements.

We expect that stories will be produced with equipment applicants already have access to (including cameras, drones, lighting, tripods, etc.) and prefer budgets that do not include a large amount of equipment.  

We encourage reporters to follow best practices for Covid-19 when out in the field so you do not endanger yourself or the people you’re interviewing. If needed, you should include any Covid-related costs, such as tests or personal protective equipment, in your budget.  

Please note that EJN and our partners and donors have the right to edit, publish, broadcast and distribute these stories freely, once they have been published/broadcast in the original media outlet. 

Judging criteria

Applicants should consider the following points when devising their story proposals:

Timing: We expect the proposed story or stories to be published no later than May 31, 2022.

Relevance: Does the proposal meet the criteria and objectives of this call? Why does this story matter and to whom? Is the main idea, context and overall value to the target audience clearly defined?

Angle: If the story has been covered by mainstream media, does your proposal bring new insights into the topic or offer a fresh angle? 

Impact: Does the proposal have a compelling narrative or investigative element that will inform and engage, draw attention, trigger debate and urge action? 

Innovative storytelling: The use of creative approaches and data visualization will be considered a plus.

Feasibility: Can the story be realistically completed within the target time frame? Is the budget realistic?

Diversity: We will take gender and geographical distribution into account when selecting the grantees in addition to the criteria above.

Application process 

 We will consider some costs for the reporters’ salary, particularly if the applicant is a freelancer, but this should be a small portion of the total budget. 

Please include the cost for translation, if necessary.

Please also note on your budget form if you are receiving funding from any other donors for the story. 

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. 

For more information and application details, see; Call for Applications for East Africa Wildlife Journalism Media Grants

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