The Ida B. Wells Fellowship that is designed to promote diversity in journalism by helping to create a pipeline of investigative reporters who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to their work. Winners are chosen by an annual competition.
Donor Name: Type Media Center
State: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Texas, and Mississippi
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/13/2022
Grants Size: $25,000
Fellowship Duration: 1 year
Details:
The one-year fellowship also covers travel and other reporting costs associated with the project and the costs associated with attending the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference, as well as data training through the National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting. Each fellow will also enjoy access to research resources, legal counsel, professional mentoring, fact-checking, and assistance with story placement and publicity. The fellowship is a one-time educational opportunity and is non-renewable.
Funding Information
For the 2022-23 cycle, Type Investigations will provide four fellows with a $25,000 stipend (including $20,000 in payments distributed on a monthly basis throughout the year, plus $5,000 in bonus payments paid upon completion of the fellowship project), and access to Type Investigations editors who will advise them throughout the process of producing their first substantial work of investigative reporting.
Eligibility Criteria
- In 2022, they will select one Southern Ida B. Wells Fellow, who is based in, and will report from North or South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Texas, or Mississippi. The Southern fellow’s work must appear in an outlet serving this region.
- Journalists of color are strongly encouraged to apply, as are other reporters who believe their presence would contribute substantially to diversifying the field of investigative reporting. The fellowship is open to entry-level or mid-career journalists.
- They are looking for reporters: who have an ambitious investigation they want to pursue, a passion for holding the powerful accountable, and an appetite for digging. with the demonstrated ability to produce a narrative feature for print or broadcast. who would relish the opportunity to closely collaborate with editors. with the persistence, attentiveness to detail, and organizational skills to complete a major project within a set timeframe.
For more information, visit Type Media Center.
