Applications are now open to join the second cohort of the Ocean Reporting Network (ORN), a fellowship programme for professional journalists who get the opportunity to spend a whole year working on an in-depth or investigative ocean story. 

Up to eight fellowships are available. The full-time, year-long fellowships will cover a reporter’s salary and provide additional reporting expenses. 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• We want compelling, impactful, innovative and well-developed story ideas that can be followed over the course of a year - not just a one-off story, or coverage of a general topic. 
• Experienced environmental journalists working with local, regional or international media outlets, in online, print, radio and video format. 
• Teams of journalists proposing cross-border collaborations. 
• Dedicated team players who will devote a full year to their ocean investigation and publish regularly following a timeline decided together with the Pulitzer Center and their editors. 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

• Experienced journalists with a proven track record of investigative or in-depth ocean or environmental reporting; 
• Journalists with a solid understanding of ocean issues and the scientific, environmental, social, legal, political, and commercial forces at play — and why this issue matters to our global well-being;
• Staff or freelance journalists working on various platforms, including print, radio, video, and multimedia. Freelance reporters must have the support of a local or international newsroom that agrees to host them and publish the work they produce during the Fellowship;
• Team players with the experience and ability to work collaboratively across newsrooms and borders, and the willingness to learn new skills;
• Reporters who are motivated to participate in outreach activities related to their investigations, such as meetings in communities and visits to schools and universities.

TO APPLY, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

• A copy of your résumé or curriculum vitae.
• A description of the investigative or in-depth reporting project you seek to pursue during your fellowship (800 words).
• A plan for how your project will be published and distributed, which audiences you want to reach and how you will engage them (500 words). 
• A statement of purpose: How does this fellowship fit in with your career path and why you are best positioned to be a Ocean Reporting Network Fellow (500 words).
• A letter of support from your media employer or a newsroom that has agreed to host you. 
• Three examples of your most impactful investigations published in the past 3-5 years. 
• Contact details for three professional references.

DEADLINE and TIMELINE

Applications for the Fellowships will open on Tuesday April 2nd and close on Sunday May 26, at 23:59 ET.

Please use this form to apply.

Shortlisted candidates can expect to be interviewed in mid-June to early July and start the 12-month Fellowship on August 1 2024. 

We encourage applications in English, but we accept materials in other languages if needed. 

If you have questions, please contact Jessica Aldred jaldred@pulitzercenter.org or Gustavo Faleiros at gfaleiros@pulitzercenter.org 

We encourage proposals from journalists and newsrooms that represent a broad array of social, racial, ethnic, and underrepresented groups, and economic backgrounds.

Please note that selected candidates will work remotely.