Reporters who work outside the protection of major news organizations are eligible to apply for the Fund for Investigative Journalism for grants to work on investigative journalism stories. Deadline: February 1, 2009.

Established by the late Philip M. Stern in 1969, the fund helps finance investigative pieces on corruption, malfeasance, incompetence, societal ills, and investigative media criticism. Grants range from US$500 to US$10,000.

Applicants must write a letter outlining the story idea, what he or she expects to prove, how this will be done, and sources to be used for the proof.

For application guidelines or more information, visit http://www.fij.org.

https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/grants_to_support_investigative_reporting_project