Apply: EJN STOP Spillover Story Grants

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The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering story grants to journalists to report on viral zoonotic diseases and efforts to prevent their spillover from animals to humans.

EJN will support successful journalists to produce high-quality reporting on the threats of zoonotic diseases as well as the solutions to prevent future spillover events with an average budget of $1,200 per journalist.

EJN was developed by Internews in 2004 to enable journalists from developing countries to cover the environment more effectively.

Closing date: August 2022

Requirements

  1. Only journalists based in Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam are eligible to apply.
  2. Applications are open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio)
  3. Early career journalists and experienced reporters with a track record of reporting on health and environmental issues are also encouraged to apply
  4. Freelance reporters and staff reporters from international, national, local or community-based outlets are eligible.

For more information and to apply, click here.

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