Deadline: 2 March 2016
Do you have a development story in original? Is your story inquisitive and engaging? Does it combine critical thinking and an exploration of new technology developments? If yes, then pitch your story by applying to Journalism Grants!
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is currently accepting applications from innovative journalists /mediaoutlets. The grant project is supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Innovative reporting projects will be awarded considerable funding, with an aim 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.
Eligible Countries
Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Grants available
€ 18,000 is the average grant given to support projects of great impact.
Eligibility Criteria
- Journalists and relevant media outlets that target audiences in one or more of the following nine European countries are eligible to apply (mentioned above).
- Journalists, media outlets and freelancers not based in the countries mentioned above are ONLY eligible to apply as cooperation partners of admissible organisations.
- State owned or directly government-controlled entities are NOT eligible for funding.
- Projects are required to address by theme, style, and presentation the general public, or large audience segments, or must effectively leverage important multipliers.
- A relevant media outlet is considered to be one of the following: a public or commercial broadcaster with at least broad regional reach; a mainstream print magazine or newspaper with distribution at least in a region or major city with over 500,000 inhabitants; a print trade publication or specialist magazine of particular influence as a multiplier; a website of significant reach and audience.
How to Apply
Applicants must fill the online application form through the website.
For more information, please visit Journalism grants.
