Data Journalism Grant

Data Journalism Grant is sponsored by Pulitzer Center. Supports innovative data-driven journalism projects that spotlight underreported issues.

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org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/data-journalism-grants) For inspiration, here are recent examples Pulitzer Center-supported data journalism projects: * _Built to Last_ | Christo Buschek, Alison Killing, and Megha Rajagopalan _(2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner / Sigma 2021 Award Winner)_ * _Land Grab Universities_ | Tristan Ahtone, Kalen Goodluck, Robert Lee, Geoff McGhee, and Margaret Pearce _(2021 Sigma Award Winner / 2020 Polk Award Winner)_ * "Nations Divided: Mapping Canada's Pipeline Battle" | Jillian Kestler-D’Amours and Megan O’Toole * _Taken: How the Police Profit from Seized Property_ | Pam Dempsey, William Freivogel, Brant Houston, Dan McCarey, Jolie McCullough, Jacob Ryan, Neena Satija, and Edgar Walters * "Forced Out: Measuring the Scale of Conflict in South Sudan" | Carolyn Thompson _(2019 IRE Philip Meyer Award Winner)_ * "The Atlantic Conquest" | Guido Bilbao and Sol Lauría * _Mapping Makoko_ | Oluwatosin Adeshokan, John Eromosele, and Jacopo Ottaviani _(2021 Sigma Award Winner)_ * "Sucked Dry: Land Grabs Leave Thirst in Nile River Communities" | Annika McGinnis and Fredrick Mugira _(2020 Fetisov Journalism Award Winner)_ * "Power Play: How Chinese Money Damned Myanmar's Economic Transition" | Eva Constantaras, Clare Hammond, Victoria Milko, and Ye Mon * "Kruger's Contested Borderlands" | Fiona Macleod and Estacio Valoi Also, please check out examples from the 2020 SIGMA awards.

### ****TO APPLY, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: * A description of the proposed project, including distribution/publication plan, no more than 250 words. We look more favorably on proposals that include a letter(s) of interest or support from publishers or editors.

* Methodology: Please describe your approach to collecting and analyzing the data, and include your approach for fact-checking or independently verifying the data that will be used in your reporting. (Fact-checking and data verification could be the role of the publishing partner, but please explain the process.) * Three examples (links) of published work by you (or someone your project team.)

For example: data visualizations, infographics, and/or data-driven stories. * Three professional references. These can be either contact information or letters of recommendation.

* A copy of your resume or curriculum vitae. Applications may also include a more detailed description of the project, but this will be considered as optional supplement only. The most important part of the submission is the 250-word summary and the methodology.

This grant opportunity is now open, and applications will be reviewed on a first come, rolling basis. ### FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS **Who is eligible to apply? ** **When will you be notifying applicants on whether they've been selected?

** We begin reviewing applications as soon as they are received and typically notify applicants within a month if they're being considered for support. If there is some urgency to the field reporting, the applicant should state the reason in the application. **What is the budget range for the data journalism proposals?

** We do not have budget range for these data journalism awards. We will consider projects of any scope and size and and we are open to supporting multiple projects each year. Most awards for our past data journalism project support has been between $10,000-20,000, but may be more or less depending on circumstances.

**Do you pay stipends or salaries for freelance journalists? ** **What are examples of editorial products or project expenses that the Pulitzer Center grants****DON’T****cover?

** * Books (we can support a story that might become part of a book, as long as the story is published independently in a media outlet) * Feature-length films (we do support short documentaries with ambitious distribution plans) * Equipment purchases (equipment rentals are considered on a case-by-case basis) * An outlet’s general expenses (for example rent, utilities, insurance) * Seed money for start-ups * Routine breaking news and coverage * Advocacy/marketing campaigns * Data projects aimed solely at academic research.

Data should be developed to enhance/support journalism. Email us atreacheditorial@pulitzercenter. org.

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