May 13 (NECJOGHA) – The Pulitzer Center has opened applications for the sixth cohort of its Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN), a year long fellowship supporting investigative journalism in the world’s three main tropical rainforest regions: the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.
The program seeks to harness cross‑border collaboration to tackle stories at the intersection of climate change, corruption, and governance. Applications close on May 22, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST.
RIN Fellows will receive financial support covering salary and reporting expenses, including travel and consultancy costs. They will pursue both individual and joint projects examining the drivers of industrial‑scale deforestation, from financial incentives to global supply chains.
The fellowship is led by Senior Editor Kuek Ser Kuang Keng, with support from a multidisciplinary team offering editorial guidance, training in investigative techniques, and access to reporting resources.
Pulitzer Centre said they are seeking seasoned investigative journalists from or focusing on tropical rainforest regions. Applicants are encouraged to propose ambitious, data‑driven projects, with preference for cross‑border investigations linking local drivers of forest destruction to global supply chains.
“Few global issues are as urgent as the destruction of the world’s tropical rainforests,” the Pulitzer Center noted.
DEADLINE
Please apply using this form before 11:59pm EST on May 22, 2026.
We accept applications in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and bahasa Indonesia.
If you have questions, please contact the RIN team at rin@pulitzercenter.org.
We encourage proposals from journalists and newsrooms that represent a broad array of social, racial, ethnic, economic backgrounds, and underrepresented groups.
