Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Grants Available for Investigative Journalists In Africa
By IJ-NET
Region :Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic :Investigative Reporting, Fellowships and Awards

Investigative journalists working in Africa are eligible to apply for the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) grants to carry out an investigative journalism project of their choice. Application deadline: January 15.
The Netherlands Institute on Southern Africa is funding the grants, which will award two winners EU€4,000 (about US$5,043).
Successful applicants must submit a proposed subject of a societal problem relevant to Africa that they wish to investigate. The proposed investigation must be realistic and newsworthy.
An editor or publisher must be interested in publishing the envisioned project, and applicants must show that their proposed investigation is time consuming to the extent that they could not do this without support.
For more information or to apply, email facilitator@fairreporters.org

or visit http://www.fairreporters.org/events_training?mode=content&id=27857&refto=3689.

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