{"id":9262,"date":"2026-06-08T20:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eapw.digispark.al\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=9262"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:27:35","slug":"lorenazajmi-other-apply-now-for-a-birn-reporting-democracy-grant-2","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/eapw.digispark.al\/sq\/job\/lorenazajmi-other-apply-now-for-a-birn-reporting-democracy-grant-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply Now for a BIRN Reporting Democracy Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.75em\"><font color=\"#222222\" face=\"Libre Franklin, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">From Pozna\u0144 to Podgorica, and from Prague to Plovdiv, journalists across Central and Southeast Europe are invited to pitch ideas for in-depth reporting projects on issues shaping democracy across the region.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">This grant opportunity, covering fees and field research expenses, will allow journalists to report on a range of topics, from politics and economy to human rights, corruption, the rule of law, and security, that they feel need to be explored in-depth and brought to the attention of the wider public.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Grants worth \u20ac1.500 are available for professional freelance or staff journalists and teams, with ideas for investigative, analytical, or feature stories. Reporting Democracy will provide editorial support and a platform for publishing and distributing stories.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Deadline for submitting applications is July 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Apply by filling out an application form <font color=\"#1c6bab\"><span style=\"box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/be.ecrtool.org\/admin\/webform\/manage\/application_form_rd_2026\/share\/preview\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/span><\/font>.<span style=\"font-weight: 700\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">General rules for call for applications:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Grants are available for journalists from across the Visegrad and Balkan region (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece).<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Formal applicants can be:<\/p>\n<ul style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 1.25em;padding: 0px;font-size: 15px\">\n<li>individual journalists, working as part of newsroom structures as well as freelancers;<\/li>\n<li>teams with the designated team leader being the contract signatory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">A maximum of six grants will be awarded in this cycle. And each applicant may submit only one application under this grant scheme.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Amount per grant: EUR 1.500.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Eligible expenses include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 1.25em;padding: 0px;font-size: 15px\">\n<li>fee;<\/li>\n<li>travel expenses;<\/li>\n<li>various production costs (documents, videographer, photographer, etc).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">How to apply:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Applicants should use the RD grants application form to submit the application (<u><a href=\"https:\/\/be.ecrtool.org\/admin\/webform\/manage\/application_form_rd_2026\/share\/preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px\">LINK<\/a><\/u>).<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">The application form should be completed in English.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Additional documentation can be submitted in an online format.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Clarifications will only be requested when the information provided is not sufficient to conduct an objective assessment.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">The application must be submitted by 23:59 CET on July 1, 2026. In case of additional enquiries, please contact us at: reportingdemocracy@birnnetwork.org<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Evaluation and selection:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Step I: Technical evaluation done by BIRN staff to ensure applicants followed the application procedures and submitted all required documents.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Step II: Evaluation by the editorial board will be done to select applicants based on evaluation criteria, including:<\/p>\n<ol style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em 1.25em;padding: 0px;font-size: 15px\">\n<li>Quality of the proposed idea, its relevance, and originality<\/li>\n<li>Feasibility of the proposed plan;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to reach a broad public.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Step III: Notification of applicants.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;font-size: 15px\">Successful candidates will be informed within four weeks after the close of the call.<\/p>\n<p style=\", sans-serif;margin: 0px;font-size: 15px\"><em>Reporting Democracy is a cross-border journalistic platform dedicated to exploring where democracy is headed across large parts of Europe. 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