Deadline: August 2, 2026
Applications are open for the IWMF Grants for Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice in the Americas 2026. The International Women’s Media Foundation is pleased to provide grants to support reporting focused on reproductive rights in Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States. These grants support reporting of untold stories surrounding issues that impact people’s daily lives in the region.
A strong preference will be given to multimedia reporting teams focusing on Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, as well as transnational reporting teams exploring the connections of ultra-right groups and their links to U.S.-based organizations and global networks. This also includes proposals that explore the following themes:
- Exportation of governance models influencing leaders abroad through deregulation, expanded executive power, and weakened public institutions.
- Digital media as organizing infrastructure used to build cross-border anti-rights political networks.
- Gender and reproductive rights as a central battleground for advancing broader authoritarian agenda.
- Austerity framed as economic reform that disproportionately harms vulnerable communities.
- Financial and institutional networks coordinating funding, messaging, and political strategies across countries.
- Crime and migration narratives used to justify expanded surveillance, militarization, and executive authority.
- Cross-border adaptation of strategies and messaging tailored to local political contexts.
- Investigative journalism as a key lens for tracing links between funding, institutions, media, and political actors.
- Democratic institutions under pressure through the erosion of democratic norms, rights, and institutional safeguards.
Grant
- Grants will vary depending on the need, scope, and location of the project. Grant funds may be used to cover travel and logistics, security costs, insurance, and other reporting expenses.
Eligibility
- This opportunity is open to women and nonbinary journalists.
- Applicants may be freelance or staff journalists and may apply individually or as part of a team.
- Professional journalism must be the applicant’s primary profession.
- Applicants must have three (3) or more years of professional journalism experience. Internships do not count toward professional experience.
- Applicant must be able to show proof of interest from an editor or have a proven track record of publication in prominent media outlets.
- Applicants may apply in English or Spanish. The published work can be in any language.
Application
For more information, visit IWMF Grants.
