Call for Proposals: Journalism Partnerships – Collaborations (2027)

• Eligibility: European news media
• Target Region: Europe
• Application language: English

This 7th annual call supports cross-border, collaborative proposals between news media organisations focusing on innovative business models and/or journalistic projects across Europe. It aims to help European news media become more sustainable and resilient by supporting cross-border media collaborations. Projects are expected to last 24 months.

Eligibility

• Consortia may include non-profit, public and private media outlets (including written/online press, radio/podcasts, TV) as well as other organisations focusing on news media (including media associations, NGOs, journalistic funds and training organisations focusing on media professionals).
• Natural persons are not eligible (with the exception of self-employed persons, i.e. sole traders, where the company does not have legal personality separate from that of the natural person).
• Consortia must gather at least 3 partners from at least 3 different countries participating in the Creative Europe Programme.
• Since the opening intends to achieve sector-wide impacts, proposals are invited to involve as many news media as possible in their activities.
• Consortia may choose to focus on a news media (sub)sector (for example tv, radio, printed press) and/or journalistic genre (for example, data journalism, specialised journalism).

Requirements

• The maximum co-financing rate is 80% of the total eligible costs, so applicants need to co-finance their projects.
• Applicants are called to set up cross-border media collaborations, for example to develop better revenue and monetisation models, new approaches to audience development, community-building and marketing, common professional/technical standards, new types of newsrooms, syndication networks or other models to exchange content/data between news media across the EU, or to provide assistance to small media organisations.
• Proposals should include activities that best contribute to the consortium’s goals, such as events, online trainings and workshops, exchange programmes, mentoring schemes, mapping of best practices, development of technical standards, guidelines and editorial standards, practical guidebooks, development and testing of platforms and technical solutions, and promotional activities.
• Financial support to third parties is allowed for grants and prizes under the conditions set in the call.

How to Apply

Submit your proposal directly online via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System before 04/02/2027. Paper applications are not accepted. Proposals will be evaluated in spring, and results communicated in summer 2027. Apply here.

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