The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) invites you to apply for a grant to produce journalistic content with European relevance, which will be made accessible through the new platform displ.eu.
Donor Name: European Cultural Foundation
Country: Global
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/06/2023
Size of the Grant: up to €12.000
Details:
This call supports media platforms to produce high-quality journalistic content in all possible formats. The foundation wants to fund both local media organisations interested in expanding and connecting their work to a European level, as well as outlets that have a proven journalistic record in serving pan-European audiences.
Funding Information
Selected proposals will receive a grant up to a maximum of €12.000 per project.
What are they looking for?
- This call supports media platforms to produce high quality journalistic content in all possible formats. This can include both local stories made relevant in for a European audience, as well as content that already has a European scope.
- They need the European media sharing on European relevance issues such as culture, diversity and inclusion, digital public sphere, climate and environment, geopolitics in terms of safety and security, economy and livelihood, as well as the future of democracy. If you detect any other theme or aspect that has been overlooked here but that you detect as a part of the unexplored European media-scape, they encourage you to state it in your application.
- The grantees will be strongly encouraged and will receive the technical and financial support to make their content available for the search, recommendation and translation functions of displ.eu. The call is open to formal and informal organisations and supports initiatives that produce tangible results as well as have the potential of a sustainable impact.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be submitted in English through the official application form. Including additional video material in the application is optional. If submitting additional video material please limit the suggested to an MP4 format that may not exceed 1-minute length, and preferably but not mandatorily with English subtitles.
- Organizations that apply for the grant must be represented by a person older than 18 years of age.
- The call is open to formal and informal media organisations who already operate in the media or digital sector or any other professional fields and sectors of society.
- They are open for different formats of journalistic work; audio/video, text and other multi-media outlet options.
- Applicants can be based anywhere in the world, but their proposal must contribute to criteria related to European relevance of the call;
- They do not accept proposals submitted by political parties. The work is strictly non-partisan.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated by an independent jury of seasoned journalists and journalism experts. They will assess the proposals based on the previously noted European relevance issues and according to the following criteria:
- Themes of pan-European relevance and urgency.
- Inventiveness and boldness of the stories or ideas.
- Proven professional experience and quality of methods and tools.
- Showcased respect for quality and journalistic standards. Displ.eu follows the standards of the Journalism Trust Initiative.
- Demonstrated record of collaboration with other newsrooms across Europe and declared willingness for continuing the same approach for the Display Europe project.
- Priority will be given to media organisations based in countries that implore plurality due to the lack of diversity in their national media landscape.
- Realistic budget and timing.
- Strong overview of the publication plan and information about the existing audience / expected reach of the media outlet.
For more information, visit European Cultural Foundation (ECF).
