Patagonia’s Media Grants Program: Supporting Grassroots Groups

Image result for Patagonia’s Media Grants ProgramDeadline: 31 August 2017
Applications are open for Patagonia’s Media Grants Program to support grassroots groups that also use film as a form of activism.
This program specifically funds environmental nonprofits that use media, mostly film, as a tool tightly linked to direct-action campaigns.
Patagonia funds only environmental work, most interestingly in making grants to organizations that identify and work on the root causes of problems and that approach issues with a commitment to long-term change.
Through Media Grants Program, Patagonia fund work that:
  • is tied to an environmental campaign
  • goes beyond education and awareness building of the general public
  • is designed with a call to action for a targeted audience
  • is a tool to accomplish goals within a specific environmental campaign strategy
Funding Information
The funding range for a Media Grant is typically between $15,000 and $30,000, depending on the specific needs of the project.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Media Grants Program.

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Photojournalism contest offers investigative grant [Worldwide]

Image result for Carmignac Gestion FoundationPhotojournalists worldwide can compete in this contest.
The Carmignac Gestion Foundation is accepting applications for the ninth annual Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award. The foundation awards those who wish to go where others will not, visiting zones that are largely ignored by the mainstream media.
The topic of this year's competition is threats to the Arctic.
The winner will receive a EUR50,000 (US$57,004) grant to support in the implementation, production and dissemination of an in-depth photo series. The foundation promotes the award with an international touring exhibition and by financing a monograph. 
The application deadline is Oct. 15.
For more information, click here.
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Alicia Patterson reporting fellowship open [US]

Image result for Alicia Patterson FoundationFull-time print journalists, editors and photographers can apply for a fellowship.
The Alicia Patterson Fellowships, sponsored by the Alicia Patterson Foundation (APF), aim to foster, promote and sustain the best traditions of journalism in the United States. The fellowships provide support for journalists engaged in rigorous, independent and skeptical work that will benefit the public.
Grants are awarded for both one-year and six-month projects. Fellows receive US$40,000 for the full-year stipend and US$20,000 for the six-month fellowship. 
An additional fellow specializing in either science or environmental journalism will be selected as a Cissy Patterson fellow, in honor of publisher Cissy Patterson.
Non-U.S. citizens are also eligible, but must be working full time for U.S. print publications, either in the United States or abroad.
The application deadline is Oct. 1.
For more information, click here.
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Contest for social entrepreneurship reporting open [Brazil]

Image result for FEAC FoundationJournalists and students can compete in the FEAC Foundation Award for Journalism.
The competition, sponsored by the nonprofit FEAC Foundation, will recognize stories in print, photojournalism, radio, TV, film and college press. This year's topic is civil society organizations.
The competition will distribute BRL75,000 in prizes in eight regional categories, six national categories and a special award.
Entries must have been published or broadcast between Oct. 10, 2016 and Oct. 10, 2017.
The deadline to apply is Oct. 11.
For more information (in Portuguese), click here.
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Contest highlights coverage of infertility [East Africa]

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East African journalists and students are invited to submit works to this contest.
The Merck More than a Mother Media Recognition Awards seek to raise awareness about the critical role the media can play in breaking the stigma around infertility in East Africa.
The contest is open to print and online, photos and videos entries published or aired before Aug. 30, 2017.
The winners in each category will receive US$1,000 to US$1,500. There is also a grand prize of US$5,000 for journalists and US$3,000 for students.
The deadline is Aug. 31.
For more information, click here.
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Deadline approaching: Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellowship [Africa, Asia, Brazil]

Image result for Children’s Investment Fund FoundationJournalists covering issues of child health and development in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania are eligible.
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), is accepting applications for the Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellowship.
During the yearlong program, ten fellows will receive training, mentoring and financial support to produce stories on nutrition and early-childhood development.
Applicants must be employed by a news outlet or have a commitment to publish/broadcast from a news outlet.
The deadline is Aug. 6.
For more information, click here.
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NewsU hosts free webinar on media analytics [Worldwide]

Image result for NewsUJournalists interested in audience engagement are invited to attend this one-hour webinar.
News University, a Poynter Institute e-learning project, is offering the "How to build and engage your audience: taking a new approach with analytics," which will be broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT on Aug. 10.
Participants will learn how data can empower the content creator and the community consuming it; why data access doesn’t always equate to data understanding; steps newsrooms can take to align on metrics goals; examples of newsrooms that have successfully used engagement metrics.
The instructor is Kelsey Arendt, customer success manager at Parse.ly.
The webinar is free with support from Parse.ly.
Registration is ongoing.
For more information, click here.
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