Deadline: 8 June 2015
Connecting Continents, a pilot project by Journalismfund.eu in collaboration with Oxfam Novib, provides €100,000 for working grants for Sub-Saharan African journalists collaborating with European colleagues or vice versa. The grants are used for mixed teams of African and European journalists to investigate financial governance in Africa. Teams of investigative journalists consisting of at least one Sub-Saharan African and one European journalist are invited to submit applications for its first round.
Grants of €100,000 will be distributed over two application rounds, so for each round approximately €50,000 in working grants is foreseen.
Research Area: Financial Flows and Governance
Eligible Countries
Europe- Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Holy See).
Sub Sahara Africa- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Timeline
- June 8th — Deadline of the first application round
- June 30th — first jury meeting
- August 17th — Deadline of the second application round
- September 15th — second jury meeting
Eligibility Criteria
- Only intercontinental journalist team consisting of at least one Sub Sahara African and one European journalist are eligible to apply.
- Preference goes to teams of which the African members are working in DR Congo, Uganda, Nigeria or Mozambique, although others are also eligible.
- In order to be eligible for application, the teams have to ensure that their story will be published in at least one African and one European country.
- Therefore, during the application procedure they will be asked to upload letters of intent for publication from at least one African and one European news platform.
- Focus should be on financial flows and/or governance.
How to Apply
Applications can be submitted using the online portal where applicants must answer the questions-
- What is the core conflict of the story?
- What is your working hypothesis?
- Who are the main actors?
- What is your research plan, how do you plan to document your hypothesis?
For more information, please visit African Journalist Grants.
