“The George Polk Awards grants are given to experienced reporters from newspapers, radio or television to pursue specific investigative projects. The intent is to provide short-term relief to journalists and also to promote investigative articles on the Web. The curator and other officials of the Polk Awards program will select the grantees.
Special consideration will be given to journalists who have been laid off or are otherwise no longer employed by their news organizations, but this is not an absolute requirement. Ideally, an applicant should have a proven track record as an investigative reporter and propose an article or series of articles on a subject with which he or she is familiar.
This program is intended as a resource for the reporter who always has wanted to dig into a particular topic or who has developed useful expertise – who knows “where the bodies are buried” – on a matter of public interest that may be local, national or international in scope.”
Find out more about grants and funding in the grants and funding category.
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