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African Centre for Media Excellence: Reporting Grant

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The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is inviting Ugandan journalists to apply for grants to support public affairs reporting "that require more than the regular newsroom facilitation to pull off".

Story proposals should fall under at least one of the following 12 priority areas:

  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Health
  • Justice, law and order
  • Land and property rights
  • Local government
  • Oil, gas, and mining
  • Parliament
  • Science and technology
  • Transport infrastructure and public works Water and environment

A selection panel will sit once every quarter (roughly three months) to select winners from submitted story proposals. This panel will sit for the first time in early June 2014 to select 18 winners. Print, electronic, photography, and radio journalists across Uganda are encouraged to apply in time for the June selection.

Click herefor more information about the grant.

Application Info

According to ACME, these grants are intended for journalists with demonstrated ability to pursue and accomplish ambitious reporting projects. Interested journalists can apply and women journalists are specially encouraged to apply. The following information is required on both online or downloadable application forms:

  • Applicants bio data, contact details, details of media house, editorial supervisor’s details
  • Brief professional background
  • A story pitch that includes the following - A working headline for the story idea, key issues to be explored/investigated, why the story matters, sources and information resources to be used and a summarised break-down of reporting costs i.e. budget
  • Work samples that demonstrate applicant's ability to pull off an in-depth reporting project
  • Statement of support from applicant's editor

Click here to apply online.

Click here to download application form in Word format.

Complete and email the application form to info@acme-ug.org or deliver it to ACME offices.

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African Centre for Media Excellence website on May 20 2014.