Deadline: 10 March 2014
Open to: journalists from EU and EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
Grant: covers costs related to journalistic research for all media. This can include travel, translation, access to pay-databases or simply time to research
Description
Journalismfund announces a new call for applications for its cross-border working grant programme. Journalists with good ideas for cross-border stories can apply for research grants.
Journalismfund is an independent non-profit organisation based in Brussels that promotes quality cross-border and in-depth journalism in Europe. Its main way of doing this is by awarding research grants for cross-border, European stories.
These research grants support investigative journalism research. The story must be relevant for audiences in Europe and should bring significant new information to the audiences. The result of the research must be published in media in two or more European countries. These media must reach a broad audience. If relevant the story should furthermore be published in media addressing European decision makers.
Journalismfund also supports cross-border reporting. This means they support teams of journalists from two or more countries who pool competences from each their countries for the research and publish to each their individual target group and if relevant towards EU decision makers. They also support European affairs reporting. This means they support teams of journalists from two or more countries who research a European Union story for publication to the each their target group and towards EU decision makers.
Journalismfund on very rare occasions supports individual journalists covering European affairs if they fulfill the multiple publication requirements and if they have a good argument for working without colleagues from other countries.
Eligibility
Journalismfund supports journalists from EU and EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland). When relevant for the story team members outside these countries can be accepted. Applicants must be working as professional journalists.
Grants
Journalismfund supports costs related to journalistic research for all media. This can include travel, translation, access to pay-databases or simply time to research. They do not support fixed costs such as office costs, investments such as cameras or computers, nor support of production costs.
In this application round a total amount of €33,000 is to be distributed.
Application
Applications must be uploaded on the website via the online application form. The deadline for applications is Monday 10th of March 2014, 11.59 pm Brussels time.
Before you apply, be sure to check their website for the rules for applications. Having a look at the assessment criteria is also helpful. These assessment criteria are what the jury will use to determine which projects get funded.
After the application deadline has passed, the secretary of the jury will first run over the applications for formalities such as necessary documents and will get in touch with applicants if needs be. As soon as a decision has been made, all applicants will be contacted. The aim for this is the first week of October or soonest thereafter.
