Thank you for your interest in the Knight News Challenge. The contest is now closed.
If you applied and received an e-mail confirming receipt of your application we received it and it is in the process of being reviewed. If you did not receive a confirmation e-mail, please check your spam folder. If you do not find anything there, please send us an e-mail to: newschallenge@knightfoundation.org.
We are in the middle of the reviewing process. We are working as fast as we can to read all received full proposals.
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From our FAQ:
When will I receive a response?
IMPORTANT NOTE: PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE DATES BELOW ARE GUIDELINES. THEIR INTENTION IS ONLY TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE TIMEFRAME OF THE PROCESS.
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Dec. 15 application deadline.
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January Knight reviews, accepts and declines applications.
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Jan. 31 full proposal deadline.
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Jan 20 to Feb. 25 we review/recommend and decline full proposals, narrowing them down to a group we call the Top 50 full proposals.
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Feb. 25 we send the top 50 to the final review group.
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Feb. 25 to March 31 the final reviewers / review and narrow down the top 50.
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March 31 we have the final review session in Miami with all screeners and reviewers. We discuss the top 50 and select the recommended winners.
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April 1 we start preparing the grant write-ups to present to the June Board.
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In early June we present the recommended winners to the Board. Board approves or disapproves funding the recommended winners. If they approve they become the winners. We contact them to tell them the good news.
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Sometime in mid-June 2010, we make the formal announcement.
All the dates above are subject to changes based on the time it takes the review panel to evaluate all projects.
If you have problems submitting your application before the deadline due to problems with our web site, please send us an e-mail with a screen shot of the problem or error message you are getting on the site before midnight Eastern Standard Time and we will receive your application.
