Apply to the Uproot Project Fellowship for Climate Action(Fully-funded)

At The Uproot Project, we consider vital environmental tales want to be instructed. We consider that underrepresented journalists carry crucial and contemporary views to protecting these tales.

The Uproot Project Fellowship presents funding to seven journalists to pursue reporting tasks over the course of a yr. Fellows will obtain up to $2,000 to cowl journey and different reporting bills and also will obtain assist from Uproot to place their tales with a media outlet, if requested. Fellows’ tasks ought to give attention to tales associated to certainly one of 4 classes: (1) environmental justice, (2) local weather options, (3) water, meals, & tradition, and (4) science. Projects needs to be geared toward highlighting how the local weather disaster and key environmental problems with our time are inextricably linked with different types of inequity. 

Eligibility

The mission of the Uproot fellowship program is to assist underrepresented, early-career local weather journalists achieve a stronger foothold in our trade. Our definition of “early-career” consists of however shouldn’t be restricted to: journalists who’re comparatively new to the environmental/local weather beat, freelancers who haven’t had full-time newsroom expertise, current journalism college graduates, and scientists with out conventional journalism coaching however with sturdy writing clips and content material information.

Applicants have to be members of The Uproot Project. (If you haven’t joined Uproot but, you’ll be able to apply for membership here. It’s free to be a part of!)

Project Guidelines

Reporting tasks ought to take an in-depth take a look at an environmental challenge in certainly one of 4 classes: (1) environmental justice, (2) local weather options, (3) water, meals, & tradition, and (4) science. We’re significantly fascinated by funding tales which are undercovered in the information media or poorly understood by the normal public.

The fellowship is open to tales in any medium — writing, audio, video, pictures or some mixture. Your reporting can take you anyplace, whether or not there’s a narrative you need to inform in your individual yard or throughout the world. Fellows can even be requested to present a short progress report at six months and a brief abstract of their expertise at the finish of their reporting course of for Uproot to share.

Budget Guidelines

The funding for this fellowship ought to immediately assist fellows’ reporting. Such prices might embrace journey bills, translation charges, information entry, knowledge evaluation, knowledge visualization, and extra.

The majority of the funds have to be used for reporting bills, and funds needs to be spent inside one yr of fellowship choice. Fellows mustn’t spend a big share of their price range on new tools. Funds can’t be used as reimbursement for reporting that has already been accomplished. The jury might enable different varieties of reimbursement in particular instances.

DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 11:59pm ET

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