Deadline: 2 September 2024
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is inviting applications for the Media Travel Grants to provide New Zealand journalists with funding to travel independently to Asia to research and prepare stories to help demystify Asia for New Zealand audiences.
Media travel grants are awarded on a competitive basis to journalists who have a clear plan of the stories they want to cover.
Cost Covered
- The grant can be used to cover most work-related costs, including return economy airfares, insurance, accommodation and visa and airport taxes.
- Please note the Foundation:
- may not be able to fund the full amount of some projects.
- funds visit to Asia of up to three weeks’ duration.
- does not make travel arrangements for media travel grant recipients and cannot sponsor visas. It is your responsibility to obtain the appropriate visas for your travel.
What types of proposals are they looking for?
- Proposals that are unlikely to succeed include:
- Proposals in which journalism is not the core reason for travel. The Foundation is unlikely to approve grant applications from people who are travelling to Asia for another reason (e.g. family holidays, competing in a sports event) and plan to write stories for publication on the side.
- Applications with a purely travel focus (e.g. a cycling tour of Japan) are unlikely to be successful.
- Single-story proposals are unlikely to succeed, as are single-person interviews that could be conducted by telephone.
- Note for television crews: The Foundation is unable to support travel by more than two people on the same project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be:
- either working as journalists for New Zealand news organisations or as freelance journalists based in New Zealand.
- New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
- Preference will be given to candidates who:
- are interested in deepening their knowledge of Asia.
- have a proven track record in journalism.
- can provide a stimulating, well-researched and focused proposal outlining story ideas.
- can demonstrate that their material is likely to reach a substantial audience.
- Journalists working for news organisations should provide a letter of support from their employer. Freelancers should provide correspondence showing that one or more news organisation(s) will publish/broadcast work resulting from the proposed project.
For more information, visit Asia New Zealand Foundation.
