Applications open for Kim Wall Memorial Fund

Funding Information

• The IWMF’s Kim Wall Memorial Fund will provide $5,000 grants to journalists.
• The grant will fund women or nonbinary reporters covering subculture, broadly defined, and what Kim liked to call “the undercurrents of rebellion.”

Costs Covered

• Grants will be awarded to cover reporting-related costs including travel, logistics, insurance, visa fees, professional stipends and payments for producers, translators, etc. The IWMF does not cover the cost of equipment purchase or rental and cannot support academic research or research for academic publication.

Eligibility Criteria

• Women or nonbinary journalists with one (1) or more years of professional experience working in news media from anywhere in the world.
• Internships do not count toward professional experience. Staff and freelance journalists are both eligible.
• They will only accept applications from individual journalists, but you may allocate part of the submitted budget for a reporting partner, such as a photographer or producer.

Application Requirements

• Applicants must have excellent written and verbal English skills in order to fully participate in and benefit from the program. However, reporting may be published in any language.
• Applicants must be able to show proof of interest from an editor or have a proven track record of publication in prominent media outlets.

For more information, visit IWMF.