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LatAm Climate Culture Story Grant: Making COP30 journalism relevant.
Expand the COP30 narrative to make it relevant and understood by your readers and explore how it impacts everyday life. From climate intersection with sport, food, art and business to how it's shaping local communities - it's about building resonance. We invite you to pitch your ideas that rewrite the narrative so that credible, relevant, accessible and equitable COP30 reporting becomes part of people's daily life and normalises climate mitigation.
Read on for more information about the award, eligibility criteria, and how to apply.
If yes, then this grant is for you. It's an opportunity to think big and experiment with climate news: to put the audience's needs first, to understand the value of the idea to them, and develop groundbreaking intersectional media approaches.
Together, let’s create the future of climate communication.
Ready to shake up climate journalism? The cXc Innovation Fund offers to fuel bold, game-changing news products and services that put audiences first and redefine the media landscape.
Be part redefining the media eco-system.
Ready to shake up climate journalism? The cXc Innovation Fund offers to fuel bold, game-changing news products and services that put audiences first and redefine the media landscape.
Be part redefining the media eco-system.
This LatAm Climate Culture Story Grant is open to journalists, media outlets and storytellers in Latin America. Freelancers must be part of a news organisation.
No, you don’t need to be a cXc member. However, if you aren't you will be screened for membership and this will be granted if your pitch is successful.
The selected pitches will be awarded $2,000 USD. Grants will be paid by climateXchange in an up-front lump sum.
All story production costs, including field reporting, data visualisation, photo and video production, design, audience research and impact planning and implementation.
We will ask for light-touch general and financial reporting at the end of the project – templates will be provided. We also want to see your commitment to demonstrating long term impact and we will ask for reporting beyond the end date of this project.
Submit an online application detailing applicant information, the overall pitch idea, the impact and relevance of the story series, budget breakdown, and anything additional you would like us to know.
You can preview the application form here.
You can also contact emma@syli.org.uk to discuss your application further.
Please note that due to the volume of applications cXc will not be able to offer direct feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Culture-first: The story pitch transforms COP30 climate themes from a siloed topic into a cultural force that is part of daily life. Read cXc’s Climate as Culture: A Journalist’s Guide.
Multimedia: The pitch must demonstrate that the stories generated will be in multimedia formats, and leverage social platforms.
Impact: The story moves the climate conversation forward in the local market. There is a direct contribution made to changing the Climate Journalism ecosystem.
Distribution: Pitches with diverse distribution tied to concrete impact goals will be prioritised.
Applicants will fully own their ideas. cXc has no rights over the intellectual property. We ask the methodology and learning to be open source; however, all copyright and IP of the story and research is yours.
We recognize that climate change is not just a scientific or political issue, it’s a cultural one. We encourage projects that shape climate culture by making climate news more relatable, inspiring action, or connecting with communities through storytelling, art, or innovative engagement strategies.
Successful awardees will be informed by 16 January 2026.
For any questions, please reach out to emma@syli.org.uk.
climateXchange is the flagship initiative of Syli, our parent company—a non-profit dedicated to mission driven journalism. With a vision of a world where everyone has access to equitable, trustworthy and accurate information we are on a mission to create a healthier, more sustainable media ecosystem for better informed global audiences.
