National Geographic announces the All Roads Seed Grant Program which funds film projects by and about indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers year-round and from all reaches of the globe. The program seeks filmmakers who bring their lives and communities to light through first-person storytelling. Grants range up to a maximum of $10,000 each. Submission deadlines are quarterly on the 15th of each March, June, September, and December.
The Broadcasters' Foundation of America Endowment Fund provides financial assistance in perpetuity to fellow broadcasters who, through no fault of their own, are in acute personal financial need. The endowment is used exclusively to support the benevolent outreach of the Broadcasters' Foundation of America. To qualify for help, an individual must go through a detailed application process which includes a financial statement, income tax returns, reference checks, and a physician's medical statement, when appropriate. Monthly grants vary in size depending on individual circumstances. Application deadline: open.
The Greenhouse Fund competitively awards grants for industry training and professional development projects for public television professionals and independent producers. The goal is to prepare public broadcasters and independent producers for entry, advancement and/or leadership. Eligible applicants include: US based film producers, production companies, training organizations, media companies, and public television professionals; whose project demonstrates feasibility based on adequate research and consultation; and whose project demonstrates benefits to the public television community. Application deadline: rolling.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Journalism Program grants promote freedom of the press in the United States or abroad. Of particular interest are programs that educate current and future journalists, promote the defense of First Amendment rights, or support a free press in the United States and worldwide. The foundation encourages interested organizations to send a one-to-two page letter of inquiry before submitting a proposal. Eligible applicants include U.S. based nonprofit organizations. Contact: Knight Foundation, Wachovia Financial Center, Ste. 3300, 200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Fla. 33131-2349; (305) 908-2600. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit an online letter of inquiry. Application deadline: open.
The Religion Newswriters Association, a journalism association for people who write about religion in the mainstream news media, has announced an invitation to all working journalists to apply for its Lilly Scholarships in Religion program. The Lilly Scholarships program is funded by a three-year grant from the Lilly Endowment to the Religion Newswriters Association's nonprofit charitable arm, the Religion Newswriters Foundation. The program provides full-time journalists with scholarships of up to $5,000 each to cover the cost of taking college religion courses. The scholarships can be used at any accredited college, university, seminary, or similar institution. Journalists can take any course they choose as long as it is in the field of religion. Scholarships cover tuition, books, registration fees, and other costs. Scholarships must be used within three academic quarters of their award date. All full-time journalists working in the general circulation news media (including reporters, editors, designers, copy editors, editorial writers, news directors, researchers, and producers) are eligible, regardless of whether or not they currently cover religion. Application deadlines are April 1, July 1, and October 1, 2009.
The scholarship program is intended to support and extend training beyond a public television station's normal training capacity; enabling station management and staff to access more training and professional development opportunities than the stations training budget would normally support, i.e. in-station training, major giving initiative meetings, SABS training, staff functional skills training, or job-related for/non-credit courses. Small public television stations with an NFFS of $2M or below may apply. Award ceiling: $2,000. Application deadline: rolling.
The Greenhouse Fund competitively awards grants for industry training and professional development projects for public television professionals and independent producers. The goal of the fund is to prepare public broadcasters and independent producers for entry, advancement and/or leadership by providing: Forums for introducing new technologies Skill building through workshops; Opportunities to showcase best practices; Mentoring programs for career professionals; Training that addresses novice to mastery levels of expertise; New strategies to increase competitiveness; Conferences to bring new voices and new points of view into the public television system; Forums to address key issues about public broadcasting that concern independent producers and system professionals. Eligible applicants include: U.S. based film producers, production companies, training organizations, media companies, or public television professionals. Application deadline: rolling.
The The Victor C. Clarke Youth Incentive Program from the National Association for Amateur Radio makes minigrants to groups that demonstrate serious intent to promote youth participation in amateur radio and enrich the experience of radio amateurs under the age of 18. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, high school radio clubs, youth groups, and general-interest radio clubs that sponsor subgroups of young people or otherwise make a special effort to get them involved in club activities. Eligible activities include: securing equipment for antennas for club stations, purchasing training materials, supporting local service projects that bring favorable public exposure, and other similar activities. Award ceiling: $1,000. Application Deadline: ongoing.
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