DEADLINE: Greater Good Science Center's "Spreading Love Through the Media" RFP

Event Date:

March 24, 2025

The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) at UC Berkeley is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to support nonfiction content and reported stories related to love. We are interested in projects that extend well beyond romantic love; we define love as a deep, unselfish commitment to another person’s well-being—even to put their interests before your own.

With funding from the John Templeton Foundation, the GGSC will distribute grants of between $5,000 and $50,000 to two dozen journalists and media producers who approach the topic of love from a variety of angles and across a range of media, including articles, videos, radio stories, podcasts, social media content, and more. The grants are part of the GGSC's Spreading Love Through the Media project.

In addition to financial support, we will also connect the grantees with scientific experts who will serve as advisors to their projects, guiding them to relevant research and helping them align their work with the science of love.

We encourage any journalist or other nonfiction media producer located in North America to apply for a grant.

Application deadline is 11:59 pm PT on March 24, 2025. For grant winners, the project period will run from September 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027.

To learn more, join an informational webinar on January 28, 2025. Register here for the webinar.

More information on the request for proposals.