Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, is calling on journalists who are interested in producing in-depth investigations to apply for grants that will cover the cost of producing investigations but also include mentoring support to develop impactful stories that foster accountability and public awareness.
Journalists currently working in or publishing stories covering EU member countries and EU aspiring countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and Kosovo – can apply.
Selected journalists will receive grants of €1,140 for the production of their investigative stories (The grant lasts a minimum of three and a maximum of six months). The selected journalists will receive mentoring support from BIRN editors/mentors to help them produce their stories.
This call is ongoing – Twenty grants in total are available and the ongoing call for applications will be closed once they are all distributed.
After reviewing the information, they can access the application form. Applicants need to attach two documents in English to the application form: a CV and a signed letter of support from the media outlet where they will publish the story.
The second deadline after which applications received so far will be evaluated is October 31st, 2025.
For more information, visit BIRN.