Entrepreneurship grants and consultancy for creative revenue ideas

• Eligibility: Media in exile outlets looking to improve their sustainability.
• Target region: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Russia, and Syria
• Application language: English

JX Fund invites independent exiled media from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Russia, and Syria to apply for financial support and expert consultations to develop innovative and sustainable revenue strategies. The aim of the project should be to establish new revenue streams for the media outlet or to strengthen existing ones. One-time income projects with no scalability strategy will not be supported.

Project duration: August – November 2026

Additional support: External consultant (flexible formats upon demand)

Eligibility

• Only media acting in accordance with the Munich declaration of the duties and rights of journalists are eligible.
• Only media outlets that have demonstrably produced content continuously for at least one year are eligible.
• The media outlet must have a proven audience in the country of origin. Purely diaspora-focused media outlets are not eligible.
• Purely activist or human rights projects are not eligible.
• Media outlets that are or have been primarily affiliated with a state actor, politically exposed persons, or political parties are not eligible.
• Please consult JX fund’s definition of Exiled Independent Media on JX fund’s website.
• Only organisations registered as not-for-profit entities can apply. Applications from private persons and for-profit entities cannot be considered.
• JX fund does not expect long texts from you. Well-thought-out, concise answers to the questions in the online form are an advantage for your application.
• Eligible for funding are only costs that are relevant to the realisation of your entrepreneurial idea. NOT eligible for funding: running structural costs (office rent, electricity etc); usual content production; meals; expenses that occur outside the project duration.

How to apply

Please submit your applications via this form.

You can have a look at all the questions here. However, only applications sent via the application form are accepted. Applications sent by mail will not be considered.

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