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We're pleased to announce the awardees of our 2023 field reporting grants.

Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals, and a big, hearty IJNR congratulations to our grantees! We can't wait to see what the winners produce.
Steve Dolberg Memorial Reporting Grant


Michael Werner - Independent filmmaker, director, and director of photography; Brooklyn, N.Y.

Project: “Cell of the White Giant: Inside the world's only jail for polar bears & what it bodes for our warming world”
Mary G. Hager Memorial Reporting Grants


Rachel Cohen - South-Central Idaho Reporter, Boise State Public Radio; Ketchum, Idaho

Project: “Wildfire smoke and indoor air”


Emma Foehringer-Merchant - Freelance Journalist; San Francisco

Project: "Amid climate change-fueled wildfires, power outages have become the norm in some California communities"
Environmental Justice Reporting Grant



Melba Newsome - Independent Journalist; Charlotte, N.C.

Project: “Wood pellets: Solution to the carbon crisis or clever accounting scheme?"
Indigenous Reporting Grant



Roque Planas - Senior Reporter, HuffPost; Austin, Texas


Project: "Chasing the near-impossible dream of restoring wild bison"
Guerry Beam Memorial Grant



Chiara Eisner - Investigative Reporter, NPR; Washington, D.C.

Project: “Investigating lack of action to protect critically endangered Gulf of Mexico ('Rice’s') whale”
Andrew Weegar Memorial Grant



Philip Kiefer - Freelance Journalist; New Orleans

Project: “Will Maine trade its right to roam for an outdoor economy?”
Frank Allen Field Reporting Grant



Jeniffer Solis - Reporter, Nevada Current; Las Vegas

Project: “Floods in Nevada bring pain and relief”



Sarah Melotte - Data Journalist, Daily Yonder; Bakersville, N.C.

Project: “Why many Texans don't have potable water and how water companies profit from it”
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