Machine Learning Reporting Grants

The Pulitzer Center’s Machine Learning Reporting Grants support innovative, data-driven journalism projects that use machine learning (ML), natural language processing, and other advanced techniques to tackle underreported systemic issues.

About the Grant

  • Encourages ML-based investigations combined with traditional reporting, geospatial analysis, satellite imagery, and other approaches.
  • Favors collaborative projects across newsrooms or disciplines.
  • Supports transparent methodology and sharing of code/data to enable replication by other journalists.
  • Aims to hold power accountable and drive public understanding of complex issues.

Eligibility

  • Open to freelance and staff journalists worldwide, including cross-newsroom teams.
  • Strongly encourages participation from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.
  • Journalists should have experience in data journalism or ML applications.

What’s Funded

  • Reporting and project costs (travel, software, satellite/GIS, hardware, contractors).
  • Consultants such as data analysts, coders, and data visualization specialists.
  • No stipend for journalists employed or paid by a publisher (except exceptional cases).

Application Requirements

  • Project description (250 words), with distribution plan and outlet support letters preferred.
  • Methodology: data collection, analysis, fact-checking, and plans for sharing code/data.
  • Preliminary budget with cost breakdown.
  • Three examples of past published work.
  • Three professional references.
  • Resume or CV.
  • Optional: detailed project description and reporting plan.

Opportunity offered by:

Pulitzer Center

Organization dedicated to raising awareness of underreported global issues. Direct funder who supports all platforms. “Largest single source of money for global enterprise reporting.” Fund 150 affiliate partners and support…
Online application form
Contact for application information
Opportunity type

Grant
Rolling

Location(s) where available

U.S. Journalists Abroad
United States (all)

Minimum grant amount

$10000

Maximum grant amount

$25000

Areas of focus

Data Journalism

This is a recurring opportunity