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American Association for the Advancement of Science
The AAAS seeks to “advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.” To fulfill this mission, the AAAS Board has set the following broad … Last updated November 11, 2022
Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for a young science journalist
Award up to $1,000 from Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The award is intended to encourage young science writers by recognizing outstanding reporting and writing in any field of science. The 2025 winner will receive $1,000 and expenses to attend … Last updated October 13, 2025
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Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting
Award up to $5,000 from Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The Victor Cohn Prize, established by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) in 2000, recognizes a writer whose work has made a profound and lasting contribution to … Last updated October 13, 2025
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Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation that advances ideas and supports institutions to promote a better world. For more than 50 years, the Hewlett … Last updated May 30, 2022
FIRE Newsroom
FIRE operates as a nonprofit project of IRE, but raises its own funding. It has relied on contributions from individual donors, support from the Ford Foundation, and a current two-year grant … Last updated May 30, 2022
F.M. Kirby Grants
Grant from F.M. Kirby Foundation
In an effort to focus their impact on longtime grantee partners working within our geographic areas of interest, the F. M. Kirby Foundation is no longer accepting letters of inquiry. … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Indigenous Reporting Grant
Grant up to $1,000 from Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Across North America, Indigenous communities are often intimately involved in complex natural resource issues. Whether it’s addressing the realities of sea level rise, fighting to protect water quality and quantity, … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Mary G. Hager Memorial Grant
Grant up to $1,000 from Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Mary Hager was the very first member of IJNR’s Board of Trustees, and served until her death in 2020. Mary was a versatile freelance writer who retired from Newsweek magazine … Last updated December 2, 2025
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Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
All of IJNR’s programs are designed for reporters and editors who aspire to produce deeper, more explanatory news coverage of issues such as water quality, quantity, and use, climate change, … Last updated March 31, 2022
Facing South at The Institute for Southern Studies
Facing South is the online magazine and weekly email update of the Institute for Southern Studies, featuring investigative reporting and in-depth analysis of trends across the South. Facing South has earned a … Last updated May 30, 2022
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
The Babcock Foundation partners with organizations and networks working to alleviate poverty and increase social and economic justice in 11 Southern states. It believes in democracy, opportunity and the power of partnerships, … Last updated March 28, 2022
The Miami Foundation
Since 1967, The Foundation has invested over $772M to strengthen our community in partnership with more than 1,000 fundholders and 50,000 donors. By accelerating leadership, generosity, and a sense of … Last updated July 25, 2025
Triangle Community Foundation
Triangle Community Foundation is made up of over 800 philanthropic funds which are used in a variety of ways to provide support for nonprofit organizations. Grants from the Foundation are … Last updated July 25, 2025
Duke Energy Foundation
The Duke Energy Foundation is committed to making strategic investments to build powerful communities where nature and wildlife thrive, students can excel and a talented workforce drives economic prosperity for … Last updated March 25, 2022
Level I Funding
Grant up to $20,000 from National Geographic Society
Embark on a new era of exploration Who should apply If you have not yet received a grant from the National Geographic Society, are working to establish yourself further in … Last updated October 15, 2023
National Press Foundation
The National Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to “make good journalists better.” It educates journalists on the complex issues of the day and train them to use the … Last updated March 22, 2022
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
ICFJ works at the nexus of journalism and technology, building the expertise and storytelling skills of reporters worldwide. Through its work, journalists are enhancing news coverage and connecting more deeply with their audiences. As a result, … Last updated May 30, 2022
Fund for Investigative Journalism: Regular Grants
Grant up to $10,000 from Fund for Investigative Journalism
The Fund for Investigative Journalism provides grants and other support for reporters to produce high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan investigative stories that have an impact. Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets … Last updated March 23, 2026
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Bank of America
Bank of America is helping build thriving communities by addressing issues fundamental to economic health and sustainability. It is advancing economic mobility by addressing issues related to workforce development and education, … Last updated March 21, 2022
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation is a private, charitable foundation established as an independent entity by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina in … Last updated May 30, 2022