Deadline- 10th May 2013
The Simon Cumbers Media Fund announced Summer 2013 round for which the applications are now accepted. The aim of the fund is to support quality coverage of development issues in the Irish media to increase public understanding of the challenges facing communities in the developing world and the progress which is being achieved.
The fund is also designed to stimulate debate and greater public understanding of Ireland’s role in fostering international development, including the work of Irish Aid, the Government’s programme for overseas development.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Any media organisation, media professional or media student can apply for funding
- Applications for print or broadcast projects are accepted, as well as for photographic and new media projects
- Collaborative applications are also encouraged, for example, a joint application from a photographer and a print journalist
How to apply?
- Applicants may only submit one project proposal in each funding round.
- The proposed media project must be new, i.e. it must not have been broadcast or published in any format previously.
- Applications must be made using the PDF application form only. Handwritten, uncompleted, or applications that exceed the word count will not be accepted. The application form is available to download from the website
- Proposed media projects should focus on international development themes, including the challenges faced by developing countries. Applicants must demonstrate the relevance of their project to one or more of the Millennium Development Goals.
- Applications that promote the work of a single agency/organization or are of a campaigning nature will not be considered. Applicants are expected to collaborate with a range of NGOs / agencies and authorities and communities in their country of destination when researching and producing their media output.
- Applicants are required to demonstrate that they have undertaken some preliminary work regarding the treatment of their proposed story.
- The application must demonstrate proof of commitment from at least one media outlet – based in the Republic of Ireland – to broadcast or publish the proposed media project.
- The primary audience of all media outlets should be in the Republic of Ireland.
- Submissions which have a film festival / exhibition as their main outlet will not be considered as a primary publication outlet. However, applicants may wish to include their work at a film festival / exhibition in addition to their main outlet, in order to achieve a greater overall reach.
- Funding sought must be for costs to facilitate the project, For broadcasting proposals, the media outlet that has committed to broadcast the proposed media project must be registered with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
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