Tarbell has opened applications for its Grants for Original Reporting on AI and its Impacts 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Tarbell Grants for Original Reporting on AI and its Impacts
As artificial intelligence grows more influential, the companies building it and the policymakers regulating it warrant the kind of scrutiny that journalism exists to provide. They believe rigorous, independent reporting serves the public interest—demystifying technical developments, following the money, and documenting what happens when these systems enter the real world. We primarily fund written journalism but are open to supporting other formats.
Benefits of Tarbell Grants for Original Reporting on AI and its Impacts
- Tarbell offers grants of $1,000–$20,000 to support original reporting on AI published in established outlets, whether from freelancers or staff.
Tarbell Grants for Original Reporting on AI and its Impacts Requirements
- They welcome submission from all experienced journalists and media creators: both staff writers/editors/producers and freelancers are welcome to apply.
- Journalists with an investigative background are particularly encouraged to apply. A background in reporting on AI and/or technology is desirable, but not mandatory.
When evaluating applications, we look for:
- Potential for Impact: We care about stories that make a difference. We want the reporting we enable to help society navigate the challenges ushered in by increasingly capable and widespread AI systems, whether that be by raising awareness of an underdiscussed harm or catalyzing policy change.
- Reach: We hope grantees' stories will be read, heard, or viewed widely, and by people with decision-making power. We prefer to fund stories that are likely to be published in established and influential outlets.
- Journalistic experience: We look to fund journalists with a track record of impressive reporting. We tend to only fund journalists who have written at least one piece like the original journalism they're proposing, whether that's an ambitious investigation or a captivating explainer.
- Feasibility: We look for pitches and budgets that demonstrate a realistic plan for how to pull off the proposed story.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
08 March, 2026
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