Apply for the 2014 World Water Week Journalist Grant

Are you passionate about water and development? Have you covered these topics in your work but want a chance to learn more and interview major actors in the water community? Have you looked for an opportunity to report on a global water meeting, where world leaders, policy makers, and academics meet representatives from the private sector and civil society to discuss some of the world’s most urgent issues? Apply for the SIWI Journalist Grant!

SIWI offers journalists from low or low-middle income nations the opportunity to visit World Water Week which takes place in Stockholm between 25 – 30 August 2019.

Who is eligible to apply?

• You must be a citizen of a nation listed as a low- or low-middle income country by the World Bank. See which countries that are eligible in this list (new window).
• You must be an employee of a media outlet in your country (newspaper, magazine, radio, TV, recognized digital publication) or be able to show proof of continuous freelance journalism activities during the past three years.
• You must have a documented interest in water and water-related issues.
• Since the official language of World Water Week is English, you need to be able to work in English, even if you publish stories in another language.