Deadline: 30 April 2018
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is seeking applications for its Global Health Journalism Grant Programme that aims to advance innovative reporting on global health topics in developing countries in French media.
The goal of the grant is to raise awareness about global health issues of the general public and of young adults in particular, and to inform and engage influencers and decision makers in government, civil society, industry, and the medical as well as development communities.
Grant Information
The grants are worth between €5,000 and €20,000 each – including potential travel and technical expenses according to the scope of project.
Country Focus
The projects must take place in one or several developing countries, ideally Least Developed Countries (LDCs), excluding the countries from the former Yugoslav Republic, former Soviet Union countries, China and countries covered by a US embargo (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria).
Eligibility Criteria
- Freelance or permanently employed individual journalists, or small teams of journalists (including support staff as appropriate, e.g., graphic designers, software programmers, or data experts), may apply for funding for a story in whichever format they deem best suited to their topic and audience (text, video, audio, or multimedia).
- The applicants should be experienced in reporting on the topics of health, science or development and need to publish in relevant media from France. Journalists are strongly encouraged to publish in multiple outlets.
- There are no citizenship or residence requirements, as long as the project is produced and published in French and the media outlets will report for being are French, with their main audiences in France.
Selection Criteria
The jury will judge applications based on the following criteria:
- Editorial focus and quality. Is the topic original, balanced and focused? Does it cover an under-reported story, or a new angle? Will it be a strong piece of journalism that gets attention?
- Reach and impact. Will the story (and the media outlets that will publish it) reach a large number of people in at least one of the three audience target groups? Does it have the potential to raise people’s awareness. Will it cause engagement or change of thinking and even acting?
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit Global Health Journalism Grant.