Western Balkans Environmental Media Grant

• Eligibility Criteria: Open to journalist networks, media organizations, civil society organizations, and academic institutions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo. Preference will be given to applications from or affiliated with professional journalists, media outlets, or journalism schools. Applications rooted in advocacy or political campaigning will not be considered. Current and former EJN grantees are eligible to apply, with past performance taken into account. Applicants must disclose the use of generative AI tools, if any.
• Type of Funding: Grants supporting media capacity-building and reporting on environmental challenges and solutions in the Western Balkans.
• Target Region: Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo).
• Application Language: Applications are accepted in English, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian.

Objectives

To strengthen environmental journalism in the Western Balkans by funding projects that improve the quality of media coverage, build public awareness of environmental threats, and inform audiences about nature-based solutions, while enhancing the capacity of local journalists and media outlets.

Project Themes

• Environmental impacts of urban sprawl, energy, and infrastructure development
• Illegal logging, deforestation, and weak environmental governance
• Resource extraction and biodiversity loss
• Nature-based and community-led solutions for conservation and resilience
• Story grants and mentoring
• Creation of storytelling platforms, e-learning tools, and fact-checking resources
• Data-led, transboundary, and collaborative investigative projects
• Partnerships between media, scientific institutions, and civil society organizations
• Network-building initiatives for environmental journalists

Financial Support: One organization will be awarded a grant of €10,000.

Deadline: 30 October 2025, 23:59 (Europe/Sarajevo)

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