This grant program is designed to provide financial support to individual journalists and freelancers in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, and Yemen to assist them in their COVID-19 reporting.
Selected journalists will receive a $2,500 grant to produce stories related to COVID-19 and its effects. Selected journalists will also receive a mentor to help them develop their stories for a period of two months. All grantees must participate in a kick-off call with mentors and ICFJ staff.
This form is for the ICFJ/FJP COVID-19 Reporting Grants for MENA Journalists. If you’re interested in the ICFJ-Facebook Training & Reporting Grants Program: Reporting on Refugee Communities Amidst a Pandemic please go to this link.
Please submit this application in English by Friday, June 12. Feel free to reach out to Tabitha Richmond at [email protected] with any questions.
Applicants must fit the listed criteria below.
In order to apply for this grant, you must fit the following criteria:
- Reporter working for an independent nonprofit or for-profit local news organizations, both located in the Middle East or North Africa region;
- Have been a reporter for two years or more;
- The publisher’s Facebook pages and Instagram accounts are in compliance with Facebook community standards and partner monetization policies.
- Must accept to participate in a mentorship program for the grant period.
Grant preference will be given to journalists who meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Serve underserved and economically disadvantaged communities;
- Represent areas where COVID-19 impact is particularly acute;
- Actively covering COVID-19 and producing original news content related to COVID-19;
- Clearly and candidly explain the grant’s contribution to their reporting proposal;
- Have a letter of support from publisher.