Deadline: 25 February 2015
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is inviting applications for Innovative Development Storytelling Grants from media and journalists organizations. This is fifth call for applications from the European Journalism Centre running under Innovation in Development Reporting (IDR) Grant Programme.
Applicants must apply for a minimum grant of 8,000 Euros. The average grant given to journalists and media organizations is between 15,000 – 20,000 Euros. Grants will be made to maximum 25-30 projects.
The Innovation in Development Reporting Grant Programme (IDR) is a media-funding project operated by the European Journalism Centre (EJC). The grant project is supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant programme aims to advance creative reporting approaches, thus enabling a better coverage of international development issues. The selected proposed projects will be awarded funding to support editors, journalists, and development stakeholders to enhance their research work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposed project that target audiences in one or more of the following nine European countries are eligible to apply: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
- 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.
- State owned or directly government-controlled entities are NOT eligible for funding.
- All projects must provide in-depth information of relevance beyond the limitations of daily news cycles.
- Projects are required to address by theme, style, and presentation the general public, or large audience segments, or must effectively leverage important multipliers. They may be one-off publications or entire series, which must be narrative, exploratory and explanatory in nature, and may be presented in a linear or non-linear fashion including text, graphics, images, animations, interactive elements, video, audio, or film. Projects aiming at cross-country cooperation and using multiple platforms are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Applicants should submit online application form by the deadline. Only online application forms that are written in English will be processed. Selected proposals will receive a request to submit full application.
For detailed information, visit storytelling grant.
