Pursuing a Grant
New from the Fund: Grant Applications by E-mailThe Fund is changing its application process to ease the burden, time and expense of submissions. All application materials now must be submitted electronically to the Fund (fundfij@gmail.com), with supporting documents sent as e-mail attachments, rather than by regular mail. Write a ProposalThere is no application form. Instead, the applicant must write a letter outlining the story, what he or she expects to prove, how this will be done, and the sources for the proof. The Fund's Board of Directors meets regularly throughout the year to consider grant applications. Keep checking here for the next grant application deadline. Supporting DataThe letter must be supported by a resume, a detailed budget to justify the size of grant the application is seeking, no more than two writing samples or one sample chapter in the case of a book applicant, and a letter of commitment from an editor or publisher or an executive of a broadcast news operation or online news outlet stating that the project will be considered for publication or broadcast if completed according to the proposal. A letter of commitment is required for all applicants and is a non-negotiable requirement. In the case of individuals seeking grants for books, a signed copy of an agreement with a publisher is required and can be substituted for the commitment letter. Mailing GuidelinesThe Fund does not accept applications by mail. All applications and supporting material must be sent by e-mail to fundfij@gmail.org. Other Grant InformationIt is Fund policy to pay the first half of approved grants to successful applicants, with the second half of the grant paid on evidence of publication of a finished project in accordance with the original proposal. Second half grants are not guaranteed if projects are not completed in a timely fashion or if the projects are published in a different form or in a different outlet than originally proposed.Robert I. Friedman Award Click here to learn more about the grant and the life and work of Robert Friedman. |
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The Robert I. Friedman Award is given annually, at the discretion of the Board of the Fund for Investigative Journalism, to the best international reporting project completed with Fund support during the previous calendar year. The Fund’s Board will evaluate all completed international reports, books or broadcasts to determine which investigative project best exemplifies the skill and reporting expertise of Friedman, a tireless and courageous journalist who died in 2002 at age 51. The $1,000 Robert I. Friedman Award will be in addition to the grant previously awarded to the international reporting project.