Deadline: 2 March 2016
Can you tell a development story in an original and unprecedented way? Is your story inquisitive and engaging? Does it combine critical thinking with good “old school” fact checking and an exploration of new technology developments?
If so, then pitch the heart of your story in IDR grant programme!
The Innovation in Development Reporting Grant Programme (IDR) is a media-funding project operated by the European Journalism Centre (EJC). The Programme aims to advance creative reporting approaches, thus enabling a better coverage of international development issues. The grant intends to raise awareness about these issues by enabling the production of stories that have a strong impact on media and audiences.
Benefits
Full grants may cover direct expenses for journalistic research and study trips, including travel and accommodation, possible technical costs for equipment or crew, information procurement costs (such as access to professional databases or original data gathering efforts), graphics design and visualisation, adaptation of software, and other justified costs incurred directly for the implementation of the project.
Grant available
- Minimum grant of €8,000.
- Average grant given to be about €18,000.
- A maximum of 30 grants will be made available in 2015.
Eligible Countries
Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Eligibility criteria
- Journalists and relevant media outlets that target audiences in one or more of the following nine European countries (mentioned above) are eligible to apply.
- 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.
How to Apply
Applicants must fill the online application form available on the website.
For more information, please visit Journalism Programme.
