Deadline: 1 March 2010
Region: Balkans
Applications are being accepted for the 2010 programme for Balkan journalists, ‘Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence’ jointly run by Robert Bosch Stiftung and ERSTE Stiftung in cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN).
Journalists from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania or Serbia, are encouraged to submit research proposals on 2010’s theme –TABOO.
Each year ten journalists are chosen, through an open competition, to receive funding and professional support to research and report on a topic of regional and European importance.
The full Call for Applications with detailed information on eligibility for the fellowship programme, application and the selection procedure is available on http://fellowship.birn.eu.com and also at the Robert Bosch Stiftung website (http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/balkanfellowship).