The Pulitzer Center Africa Impact Seed Fund (ISF) 2024 for Educators and Researchers

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Applications are now open for the 2024 Pulitzer Center Africa Impact Seed Fund (ISF). The Pulitzer Center Impact Seed Fund (ISF) supports educational and engagement initiatives addressing the most critical issues confronting our planet’s ecosystems and communities. The 2024 ISF focuses on a range of topics, including rainforests, oceans, and climate change, with a particular emphasis on its interconnectedness with workers and vulnerable communities.

They are calling for passionate educators and researchers to turn their innovative ideas on the issues of climate and environment into reality!

Impact Seed Funding (ISF) is a microscale grant provided by the Pulitzer Center to support education, research, or scientific activities with the aim to enrich the perspectives and knowledge within the university community—specifically students and educators. ISF facilitates a deeper understanding of complex problems and encourages the exploration of solutions and innovations to address the impact of human activities on rainforests, oceans, and the climate crisis.

They aim to support projects that inspire changes in perspectives, narratives, and actions, fostering a more informed and empathetic community. By utilizing Pulitzer Center-supported stories, the ISF initiative aims to:

Improve the awareness and critical thinking of students and educators about complex issues related to tropical forests, oceans, and the climate crisis, including their impacts on vulnerable communities. It encourages members of the university community to explore innovative solutions to address these impacts.
Equip students and educators to take action and drive change to protect the environment, as well as the rights of those most affected by environmental destruction.

All proposals must utilize at least one story reported by Pulitzer Center-supported journalists and explain how it will be relevant in the project.

Africa Impact Seed Fund Eligibility

Applicants should be university professors or researchers based in an institution.
Applicants are welcome to propose a project through a consortia of educators from universities in one or more regions of the country.
Read the eligibility guidelines in English and French

Funding Details

ISF grants range from USD $2,500 to $4,500 with different budget sizes in every regional opportunities, so applicants have to read through guidelines that are appropriate to their region or countries. We expect projects to be implemented within four months of approval.

What is funded?

Collaborative projects with Pulitzer Center-supported journalists or multi-disciplinary educators;
Collaborative projects with the most affected local communities, such as: knowledge exchange activities, student immersive learnings, biodiversity expeditions, and citizen journalism;
Insertion of results into teaching materials, campus debates, hackathons on social issues, student-led debates, and dialogues;
Support for webinar series, seminars;
Production and dissemination of visual content to support learning aids (short videos, documentaries, podcasts);
Small exhibitions on campus, such as photo exhibits or film screenings;
Journalism workshops for student press clubs;
Communication activities to promote citizenship related to the proposed themes;
Support for research activities: Adoption of data to improve the accuracy of ongoing research, insertion of data or knowledge in a book chapter.