The Pulitzer Center, an organisation that raises awareness of underreported global issues through direct support for quality journalism across all media platforms, is inviting journalists, documentary filmmakers, and media producers from around the world to apply for its Global Reporting Grants, a rolling, flexible fund designed to support in-depth, under-reported stories across all media formats.
The grants, which have no fixed application deadline, fund reporting projects that shed light on critical issues often overlooked by mainstream coverage. Awards typically cover reporting costs and commonly range between $5,000 and $10,000, depending on project needs and circumstances. It is open to staff reporters, freelancers, photographers, radio/audio and television journalists, and documentary filmmakers. Applicants may propose work in any geography or topic area; the grant is intentionally broad, acting as a “catch-all” fund for ambitious reporting ideas. The Center also offers a set of thematic grants for focused topics, including gender equality, climate change, rainforest conservation, AI accountability, and data journalism.
The Pulitzer Center emphasises reporter safety, therefore, projects that involve reporting from conflict zones or other high-risk environments must include rigorous safety plans and conform to ACOS Alliance principles. Freelancers planning to operate in hostile environments are expected to secure a firm assignment from a news outlet that will assume responsibility for their well-being. Also, Hostile Environment Training in the proposed budgets is encouraged. Approved grantees receive half of the award after initial paperwork is completed; the balance is paid on submission of the principal material for publication or broadcast. Applicants should present reasonable, detailed budgets and distribution plans. The Center looks favourably on proposals that include letters of interest or commitments from news outlets.
The Pulitzer Center encourages ambitious, multi-platform proposals that combine print, photography, audio, and/or video, and plan for creative audience engagement beyond publication. Past grantees have reached audiences with innovative distribution from radio broadcasts to posters, comic books, and community events, and the Center values projects that expand reach and impact.
To manage resources, the Center explicitly does not fund certain items: books (except when a single published story stands alone), feature-length films, routine staff salaries (with limited fellowship exceptions), equipment purchases (rentals assessed case-by-case), general organisational overhead, seed funds for start-ups, routine breaking news coverage, advocacy campaigns, or data projects intended solely for academic research.
Interested journalists should prepare a clear proposal, a realistic budget, and a distribution plan, and submit them through the Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants form. For further questions, the editorial team can be reached at reacheditorial@pulitzercenter.org.
For further information and to apply, please visit: https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/global-reporting-grants.
