News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Reporting Democracy initiated a proposal for stories that reveal how the Covid-19 crisis is reshaping politics and society in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. Successful proposals will receive a grant of between 500 and 2,500 EUR. Applicants from the Visegrad Four and Balkan countries are welcomed to apply. Applications are limited to one per journalist.
Read more →In order to enable more inclusive service delivery and decision making, the Amplifying local voices project is looking to developing a communication strategy that will disseminate positive discourses that celebrate diversity and expertise, whilst incorporating different perspectives on subjects, amplify positive stories of change at the local level, and counter narratives of hate speech, prejudice
Read more →Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing in their region. The programme offers trainings on journalism and EU regional policy; a chance to receive mentorship from established journalists from individuals’’ country of origin, working side by side with renowned journalists during the EU
Read more →The Covid-19 pandemic emergency, accompanied by quarantine conditions, has created a series of challenges for the work of the non-profit sector. Аfter an assessment of needs was found that the need of organizations to have access to online platforms as a way to continue their activity, combined this in many cases with the need for
Read more →The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is looking for proposals that develop innovative approaches to reporting on the novel coronavirus crisis using collaboration among journalists and newsrooms across state lines or national borders. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting welcomes proposals that: focus on systemic, under-reported issues
Read more →The One Young World Journalist of the Year Award was created to recognize five of the most promising young journalists between the ages of 18 to 35 from around the world. One Young World believes that the next generation of young journalists is paramount to creating powerful and meaningful change, providing the important means to
Read more →Elrha launches an urgent call for funding research proposals to support the COVID-19. The call aims to fund public health research that will produce robust findings that will contribute to the effectiveness of the current humanitarian response and increase the evidence base for future responses to similar infectious disease outbreaks. Proposals will be eligible for
Read more →MAXQDA Research Grants is a VERBI Software initiative that seeks to support researchers, research projects, and networks for research collaboration. As a part of this initiative, the #ResearchforChange Grant was created to provide financial support and methodological training to student-researchers whose fieldwork aims to study, bring awareness to, and contribute to empowerment initiatives. The semester’s
Read more →The Bled Strategic Forum international conference, with the Young Bled Strategic Forum as its integral part, strives to carry on its work with youth to ensure its multidimensional and long-lasting inclusion, intergenerational dialogue and a recognition of its needs and aspirations through development programmes and policies, as well as by involving young people in international
Read more →The International Youth Summer School in Iceland is established to help young adults prepare themselves for the changes that are pending now and likely in the future. The participants will have an opportunity to learn and analyze the most influential trends in the development of the different areas in global society, as well as to
Read more →Transparency School is organized for senior students, graduates and young professionals under the age of 35 eagers to learn how to stand up against corruption and how to achieve greater transparency in their country. The seven-day school offers a powerful mixture of an intensive academic schedule, unconference-like atmosphere and continuous peer-to-peer interactions which all together
Read more →InterActions enables professional exchange and cooperation between civic initiatives, independent media, research institutes and social business in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. By participating in InterActions, activists, journalists, social entrepreneurs, public policy experts and researchers can choose for themselves a suitable host organization where they want to be placed. There are 2 tracks in the
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