Watchdog Fund

You are eligible for a grant if you work in the greater Chicago area. Grants are awarded to full-time, part-time and freelance journalists for print, broadcast and online reporting.

Your request will be reviewed by a Chicago Headline Club representative who is not a member of the working press and who will not reveal the details of your investigative project to a potential competing news organization.

 

You may check the status of your application by e-mailing Tony Noce at asnoce@comcast.net. Contact information for all Chicago Headline Club board members and officers can be found here.

 

To apply, complete the questionnaire below and return via post office mail to Watchdog Fund, c/o Tony Noce, 1115 Parker Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60194. Attach additional sheets if necessary.


Name/job title:

 

Home address:

 

News outlet (if applicable):

 

Outlet’s address:

 

Your e-mail address:

 

Your work phone number:

 

Your editor’s name and phone number:

 

Describe your investigative project:

 

 

 

 


Give the probable deadline for its publication, airing or posting: 

 

 

How much money do you request? Please provide a brief explanation of how the

money will be spent, and be prepared to provide receipts of your expenses to the

Chicago Headline Club.