Sep 14, Pascal Decroos Fund Programme (Belgium)

The Journalismfund Europe is offering grants through the Pascal Decroos Fund Programme to science journalists to work on projects that have great newsworthiness and depth but that cannot be realised in regular media.

With this project Journalismfund Europe wants to stimulate in-depth science journalism in Dutch-language media in Belgium.

The projects should be original, innovative and time-consuming and must involve investigative reporting on science and its impact on society.

Funding Information

Grant amount: € 60,000

Eligibility Criteria

Both beginning (starters) and experienced journalist (seniors) can submit a project that cannot be realised through the normal channels of journalism, that has major news value and depth and that is also original, innovative and time-consuming.

The applicant must be a journalist (written or audio-visual press), or be able to prove that he/she is aspiring to a career in journalism. Personal references and/or references to earlier work are essential in that respect.

Only natural persons can apply for a grant.

Projects with regard to investigative and special journalism must deal with topics that are relevant for Flanders.

The project must be published in a Dutch-language medium in Belgium. A letter of intent for publication from at least one professional news outlet is required for journalists with more than 2 years of experience. For starters this is considered a plus.

All journalistic end products qualify for a grant: newspaper and magazine articles, radio and television documentaries and series, photo-reportages and books, podcasts and journalistic non-fiction books.

Criteria

Scientific theme

Added value compared to mainstream coverage/a forgotten story

Relevance in society

Originality and innovative methods

Daringness

Feasibility

Newsworthiness

Experience of the applicants, references

Saleability

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Pascal Decroos Fund Programme (Belgium)

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