Lifecycle: { "status": "2026 grant awarded / project due", "edition": "2026", "cadence": "annual", "duration": null, "renewable": null, "dates": { "opens": "2026-03-17", "deadline": "2026-04-17", "decision": "2026-05-23", "end": "2026-12-31" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "maximum": 15000, "currency": "USD", "scope": "one winning collaborative cross-border reporting team" }, "benefits": [ "idea-sharing and team formation", "in-person N3Con participation" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "Brunei", "Cambodia", "Indonesia", "Laos", "Malaysia", "Myanmar", "Philippines", "Singapore", "Thailand", "Timor-Leste", "Vietnam" ], "applicant": "newsrooms from any media platform; up to two senior editors per newsroom", "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": "2026-03-17", "deadline": "2026-04-17", "decision": "2026-05-23", "start": null, "end": "2026-12-31", "url": "https://aaja-asia.org/climate-collaboration-challenge/", "materials": [ "newsroom application", "climate reporting interest and commitment" ], "selection_stages": [ "rolling participant selection", "team formation", "grant award at N3Con" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "AAJA Asia", "role": "program owner" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed source." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "winning team name", "complete participant newsroom list" ] Source conflicts: []