Journalismfund Europe FPD Science Project in Belgium (€60 000)

With this FPD Science initiative, Journalismfund Europe hopes to promote in-depth science reporting in Belgian media that is published in the Dutch language.

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The programme provides money to science journalists so they can work on stories with a lot of depth and journalistic value but that cannot be produced by conventional media. The projects must involve in-depth reporting on science and its effects on society and must be unique, inventive, and time-consuming.

Financial Details

  • The grant is worth €60,000.

eligibility

  • The research’s findings must be disseminated in Belgium using a Dutch-language medium.

  • A project that cannot be completed through the standard routes of journalism, has significant news value and depth, and is also unique, innovative, and time-consuming, may be submitted by both beginning (starters) and seasoned journalists (seniors).

  • A journalist (written or audio-visual press) or someone who can demonstrate a desire to work in journalism is required as a candidate. In that regard, allusions to past work or personal experiences are crucial.

  • Only natural people may submit a grant application.

  • Investigative and special journalistic projects must focus on issues that are pertinent to Flanders.

  • In Belgium, the initiative must be disseminated in a Dutch-language medium. Journalists with more than two years of experience must submit a letter of intent for publishing from at least one reputable news organisation. This is first and foremost regarded as a bonus.

  • Newspaper and magazine pieces, radio and television documentaries and series, photo-reportages and books, podcasts, and journalistic nonfiction books are all eligible for grants.

Criteria

  • Scientific subject.

  • Added benefit versus widespread coverage/forgotten story

  • Inclusion in society

  • originality and cutting-edge techniques

  • Daringness

  • Feasibility

  • Newsworthiness

  • References and the applicants’ backgrounds

  • Saleability

For more information, visit Journalismfund Europe.