International Women’s Media Foundation calls application for the Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists. The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, enables the IWMF to dramatically expand its support of women journalists. Established with a $4 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Fund supports projects including educational opportunities, investigative reporting, and media development initiatives.

Objectives

The fund was designed to help women journalists from around the world by providing grantees support to

• Expose under-reported but critical global issues.
• Undertake ambitious projects that challenge traditional media narratives.
• Develop field-based expertise and strengthen careers.
• Pursue critical skills training and leadership opportunities.
• Launch entrepreneurial news projects or acquire the skill to do so.

Fund

The IWMF’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists supports the production of ambitious projects and underreported, globally important stories. For the next eight years, the IWMF will make an annual total of $230,000 worth of grants to support women journalists in their projects and endeavors. The fund is not limited in either the grant dollar amount or the number of grants awarded within the annual total.

Application Materials

• Contact Information and Resume/CV.
• Brief description of the project or opportunity you are seeking funding for.
• If applicable, a list of any other team members or applicants.
• Description of the purpose of the proposal and the issue/problem it is designed to address.
• Estimated budget and time frame.
• Contact information of two professional references.

Eligibility

An applicant must identify as a woman and be a full-time professional practicing journalist with more than 3 years of journalism experience. Teams may apply, but the team leader must be a woman journalist and the group must include at least 50 percent women.

Note

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund for Women Journalists program will no longer support projects or professional development opportunities with any travel component. The program will focus on supporting reporting projects and professional development opportunities within the following parameters, until further notice:

• Expose under-reported local issues with critical global angles.
• Undertake collaborative, ambitious reporting projects.
• Pursue virtual skills training, develop expertise, and strengthen careers.

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