Pulitzer Center Gender Equality Grants 2026 for Journalists Worldwide (Up To $5,000 Grant Funding)

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Applications are open for Pulitzer Center Gender Equality Grants 2026. The Pulitzer Center, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking applications for investigative data-driven projects on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women & girls. This opportunity is open to all newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad.

The Gender Equality Grant is designed to help journalists take to a new level the reporting on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

Pulitzer Center Gender Equality Grants Benefits

The average size of a Pulitzer Center grant is $5,000, but may be more or less depending on circumstances.

Eligibility Criteria

This opportunity is open to U.S. residents and journalists around the world.
They are open to proposals from freelance journalists, staff journalists, or groups of newsrooms working in collaboration with a project idea.
They want to make sure that people from many backgrounds and perspectives are empowered to produce journalism. We strongly encourage proposals from journalists and newsrooms who represent a broad array of social, racial, ethnic, underrepresented groups, and economic backgrounds.