News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target group: Undergraduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Countries: United States, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Short Description: The Humanity in Action Fellowship is an educational program focused on social justice, human rights, and democratic values. Participants engage in a three-week immersive experience in one of the program cities, followed by the implementation
Read more →Target group: Journalists from Central and South Eastern Europe. Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. Short Description: The Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, organized by Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), is awarding ten fellowships to journalists with compelling story ideas that require on-the-ground reporting. The program emphasizes
Read more →Target group: Journalism students and recent graduates (under 30 years old) from the Western Balkans Countries: Western Balkans Short Description: This competition promotes collaboration among young journalism students and recent graduates from the Western Balkans. The focus is on producing journalistic content about the European integration process in the Balkans, specifically the Berlin Process. Participants
Read more →Target group: Executive Directors, Program Managers, and Board Chairs of Albanian CSOs Countries: Albania Short Description: The NPO Academy is a program designed to build the capacities of leaders in Albanian NGOs. It focuses on strengthening organizational management, financial sustainability, advocacy, inter-sectoral collaboration, and EU integration. Participants will gain knowledge in key areas such as
Read more →Target group: Young professionals (ages 22-32) with a passion for conflict prevention, security, arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation Countries: OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation Short Description: The OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security is a training programme designed to empower young professionals in the security sector. The programme includes a 6-week online course
Read more →Target group: Master’s and post-Master’s students and researchers Countries: Visegrad countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia), Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, BiH, Georgia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, and Ukraine. Short Description: The Visegrad Scholarship Program supports students and researchers from eligible countries to study or conduct research for up to two semesters at accredited higher
Read more →Target group: LGBTI organisations in Central Europe and the Western Balkans. Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia. Short Description: The FutureLab programme aims to foster social acceptance and inclusion for LGBTI people by funding strategic and actionable projects, offering support, and building
Read more →Target group: Liberal women in politics from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia Countries: BiH, Croatia, Serbia Short Description: BAZA – Balkanska Ženska Akademija is a tailored empowerment program organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. It is designed to support liberal women politicians at all stages of their political journey by providing training in
Read more →Target group: Young people aged 18-30, particularly those at the beginning of their activist careers who are passionate about LGBTQI rights. IGLYO welcomes underrepresented groups, including young women, trans and non-binary youth, intersex youth, young people with disabilities, racialised youth, Black youth, young people of colour, and young refugees and migrants. Countries: Open to participants
Read more →Target group: Leaders in civil society, culture, and media organizations working in the fields of democracy, human rights, or freedom of expression. Applicants must be between 22-45 years old and hold a leadership role (formal or informal) within their organization. Countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia,
Read more →Target group: Local media outlets from the Western Balkans. Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia. Short Description: To strengthen democratic governance, media freedom, and the rule of law in the Western Balkans. It offers grants to local media outlets to adopt audience-engagement journalism practices, using the Engaged Citizen Reporting (ECR) tool
Read more →Target group: Mid-career professionals with leadership potential in cyber security or cyber policy in the Western Balkans. Countries: Western Balkans Short Description: The Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship is a ten-week program hosted by Cranfield University at the UK Defence Academy, focusing on key cyber security issues such as cyber threats, online business economics,
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