CEI SEEMO Award

• Eligibility Criteria:
  Open to nationals of CEI member states:
  Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
  (Belarus is currently suspended)
  Candidates must be active in investigative journalism, with works published through Print, Radio, TV, News Agencies, or Internet Media.
  Category 1 (Professional Journalists) / Category 2 (Young Professional Journalists)
• Type of Funding: Investigative Journalism
• Target Region: Central, Eastern, and South East Europe (CEI Member States listed above)
• Application Language: English (CV and recommendation letter must be in English. Work in local languages must be accompanied by an English summary.)

Objectives

• Promote high-quality investigative journalism.
• Recognize journalists working under difficult or dangerous conditions.
• Raise awareness of urgent issues

Project Themes

• Investigative journalism on issues of public interest
• Exposure of corruption and abuse of power
• Stories on environmental degradation, discrimination, or human rights violations
• Promotion of transparency, inclusion, and democratic values

Financial Support:
Category 1: Professional Journalists – €4,000
Category 2: Young Professional Journalists (born ≥1995) – €1,000

Deadline: 15 July 2025

See here to learn more and apply.

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