n-ost Grants for Stories on Ukraine

• Eligibility: 
  • The program is open to journalists from the project’s participating countries: Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, and Ukraine.
  • The stories should be produced within 3 to 6 months and published by at least one media outlet based in an EU country by November 2024.
  • Applicants are expected to form teams of at least two members, and submit one application per team for a single project.
  • It is necessary for the team to include at least one journalist from the EU and one journalist from Ukraine. This condition is essential for fostering cross-border collaboration.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Countries: Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, and Ukraine
• Application Language: English

The Network for Border Crossing Journalism, n-ost, Europe-Ukraine Desk offers grants to journalists for producing and publishing high-quality, in-depth, underreported stories that focus on Ukraine.

The program aims to enhance European media coverage of Ukraine by promoting cross-border journalism, fostering a lasting journalistic network and amplifying Ukrainian voices and perspectives.

What projects are supported?

• The Europe-Ukraine Desk grants offer support for journalistic projects spanning various genres and formats: podcasts, features, documentaries, printed or online stories, books, comic strips, photos, and cross-media productions.
• The programme focuses specifically on in-depth stories and high-impact reporting, as well as sustainable and scalable projects. Funding can be granted to both, short-term and long-term initiatives.
• It is important that all contributors involved in the final publication are appropriately credited.

The maximum grant amount that can be requested by an applicant’s team is €5,000. The stories should be produced within 3 to 6 months and published by at least one media outlet based in an EU country by November 2024.

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