Media Start Funding under the Vienna Media Initiative

• Eligibility Criteria
  – Media Start Funding under the Vienna Media Initiative supports small media companies and self-employed journalists. A special focus is on the journalistic quality and the novelty of your media format;
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Austria
• Application Language: English

Are you developing new media products and would like to make them market-ready? If you’re a media founder developing economically sustainable services and want to strengthen your business management skills and journalistic know-how, then Media Start Funding under the Vienna Media Initiative is just what you need.

The Media Start Funding under the Vienna Media Initiative supports self-employed journalists and small media companies. You can apply for funding to help cover costs for training and professional development, courses and consultations, internal payroll costs, and travel expenses.

Funding Information

• Maximum funding amount per project: 10,000 euros per project
• Funding rate: 75%
• Minimum project value: 2,000 euros
• Maximum project duration: 1.5 years

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