Deadline: 10 April 2025
The Innovation. Media. Minds.: EU Support to Public Service Journalism in the Western Balkans Program is pleased to announce its second call for the international mobility grants for media professionals affiliated with Western Balkan Public Service Media (PSM).
Objectives
- The grants scheme particularly seeks to:
- improve PSMs’ internal governance and organisational performance;
- elevate the level of quality and applicability of the content created;
- increase audience participation and engagement;
- support PSM media professionals in the Western Balkans in advancing their professional abilities and gaining insight, expertise and knowledge about contemporary EU journalism standards and practices.
Aims
- Through the International Mobility Grants, media professionals from Western Balkan PSMs will have the chance to participate in a job-shadowing programme with either the EU or Western Balkan PSMs. The primary aim of these grants is to enhance the professional abilities and understanding of PSM media professionals in the Western Balkans regarding contemporary EU journalistic standards and practices.
Funding Information
- Maximum individual grant amount: 5,000 EUR
- Mobility duration: Maximum thirty (30) calendar days.
Eligibility Criteria
- For International mobility grants, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Mid-carrier and young media professionals (at least 1 year of relevant work experience) involved in the process of content/programme production/creation/improvement/development within the Western Balkan PSM;
- Have a formal professional relationship with a Western Balkan PSM (regular work contract or freelance) that signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Goethe-Institut and DW Akademie.
For more information, visit Goethe-Institut.
