Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.We are looking for strong, important stories, and prospective Fellows with the insight, connection, and determination to tell them well. We will consider reporting experience, but we do not expect formal journalism credentials or a polished résumé; lived experience, community knowledge, language skills, and demonstrated potential all count in our selection process even without journalistic training or experience. Who Are You?Name *FirstLastPreferred name, if different from the name entered abovePronounsWhere Are You?We’ll get your precise mailing address as you proceed through the process. 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I will not use generative AI to write or rewrite material submitted as my work.I understand that applying does not guarantee publication or funding.I will disclose any organizational, financial, or personal conflicts relevant to the proposal.You need to be able to check all these to qualify for the Fellowship.Pitch Us!Desert region or community with which you have a connection *What story or reporting project do you want to pursue? *Proposed Format *AudioWrittenVideoPhotographyMultimediaStorymapNot Sure YetWhy does this story matter now? *What is missing, misunderstood, overlooked, or poorly covered in existing reporting?Why are you the person to report it? *This could include community ties, lived experience, language skills, subject knowledge, reporting experience, or access to sources.How would you approach the reporting? *Tell us about likely sources, reporting methods, travel or research involved, the form the finished story might take, and a rough timetable. We understand that plans may change.Other Story Ideas?Optional. If you have other ideas for stories, mention them briefly here. Skill SetsCheck any areas in which you have at least a little experience. Experience may come from paid work, school, volunteering, community projects, or personal work. Formal training is not required. *WritingAudio RecordingAudio EditingVideographyFact-CheckingResearchGraphic DesignCommunity OrganizingSocial MediaData-Driven JournalismMapping or GISNo ExperienceLanguages SpokenEnglishSpanishCantoneseMandarinVietnameseSouthwestern Native Languages (specify below)Select all that applyOther languages spokenDo you have relevant experience not listed above? If so, tell us.A Note on Payment Selected Fellows must be able to receive payment from a US-based nonprofit and provide any tax or payment information we are legally required to collect. 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