Deadline: 26 February 2014
The Innovation in Development Reporting Grant Program operated by the European Journalism Center (EJC) and supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting applications for Journalism Grant 2014. The grant program aims to advance creative reporting approaches for a better coverage of international development issues. It intends to raise awareness about these issues by having a strong impact on the media audience in eight European countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) with the highest net official development assistance.
The grant project intends to support journalists, editors, and development stakeholders to perform thorough research and to develop new, exciting, and even experimental reporting, employing state of the art presentation methods and techniques of journalistic storytelling, the innovative reporting projects will be awarded considerable funding so that the media organization can tackle the financial constraints and go beyond their usual reporting approaches. This will help them set a new and distinctive agenda for development coverage.
Applicants must apply for a minimum grant of €8,000 as The Innovation in Development Reporting Grant Program supports projects of great impact and high visibility.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Journalists and relevant media outlets that have target audiences in one or more of the eight European countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) with the highest net official development assistance are eligible to apply. Media published in any of the official languages of the admissible countries may submit an application.
- Journalists and media outlets not based in the countries mentioned above, as well as freelancers, are ONLY eligible to apply as cooperation partners of admissible organizations. A ‘letter of commitment’ for the story to be published or aired by an eligible media outlet will be required from all applicants, once they have been invited to submit a full-fledged proposal.
- State owned or directly government-controlled entities are not eligible to apply for the grant.
Please visit Who is Eligible and How to Apply pages to know about the eligibility and application process.
For more information, please read About the Journalism Grant 2014.
