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Arts Journalism Grants
South Arts · United States
- Deadline
- 20 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time
- Fee
- Fee not stated
- Award
- $1,000 Travel Grants, $5,000 Individual Grants, $10,000 Journalism Organization Grants
- Who can enter
- Journalists with a primary residence, or organisations headquartered, in a South Arts member state (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN); individuals must be US citizens or permanent residents with three years of sustained professional practice. Travel Grant applicants elsewhere in the US may apply to report on Southern arts.Any stage · Living in United States
- Checked
- 3 days ago against southarts.org
South Arts offers pilot grants to support arts journalism and cultural coverage across the US South. Individual journalists can receive $5,000, organisations $10,000 and travel-based reporting $1,000. Applicants must be based in a South Arts member state, with some travel grants open to journalists elsewhere in the US.
Before you apply
The short version
Who it suits
- Arts journalists and critics based in the US South
- Nonprofit newsrooms expanding arts coverage
- US reporters travelling to cover Southern arts
What it asks of you
- Three years of professional journalism practice needed
- Only one application in one category allowed
- 25% of grant paid after final report due June 2027
What to send
- Professional résumé, CV or equivalent biography
- Short biography (250 words) and long biography (500 words)
- Journalistic practice and public service statement (750 words)
- Use of funds and professional growth (500 words)
- Innovation, audience and distribution (500 words)
- Contribution to the field (250 words)
- Work samples (up to 25 pages or 30 minutes) with 250-word statement