EJN Grants to report on the Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health (Bangladesh & India)
Deadline: 29-Aug-21
The Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants to journalists to report on the impacts of climate change on human health along the Bay of Bengal coast in Bangladesh and India.
They encourage stories that report on potential solutions and address how vulnerable communities are responding to challenges. They are also highly interested in stories that utilize relevant data to illustrate the issue in a compelling and easy-to-understand way.
The story grants are provided as part of EJN’s Bay of Bengal project, implemented by Internews with generous funding from the Climate Justice Resilience Fund.
Funding Information
EJN expects to award five grants averaging $1,000, depending on the proposal and reporting format. They will consider larger awards for in-depth stories using innovative or investigative approaches.
Geographic Areas
For the purposes of this grant call, They are accepting applications for reporting from coastal areas of Bangladesh and coastal areas of four Indian states—Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
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Eligibility Criteria
Journalists (online, print, television, radio) with a track record of reporting on health, climate change and similar issues.
They encourage applications from freelancers and staff from all types of media—international, national, local and community-based.
Grantees are expected to publish or broadcast their stories in their affiliated media.
EJN, its partners and the Climate Justice Resilience Fund shall have the right to edit, publish, broadcast and distribute these stories freely, once they have been published/broadcast in the original media outlet.
Freelance reporters should demonstrate a plan for publication and provide a letter of interest from an editor.
Judging Criteria
Applicants should consider the following points when devising their story proposals:
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Timing: They expect the proposed story or stories to be published by November 15, 2021.
Relevance: Does the proposal meet the criteria and objectives? Why does this story matter and to whom? Are the main idea, context and overall value to the target audience clearly defined?
Angle: If the story has been covered by other media outlets, does your proposal bring new insights into the topic or offer a fresh angle?
Impact: Does the proposal have a compelling narrative or investigative element that will inform and engage, draw attention, trigger debate and urge action?
Innovative storytelling: The use of creative approaches and data visualization will be considered a plus.
Feasibility: Can the story be realistically completed within the given time frame? Is the budget realistic?
Diversity: They will take gender and geographical distribution into account when selecting the grantees in addition to the criteria above.
For more information, visit https://earthjournalism.net/opportunities/the-health-impacts-of-climate-change-in-the-bay-of-bengal