Voices for Democracy

 
 

Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania announced third call for the Nordic Media Grants Programme for Belarus (2024-2025), which aims on strengthening democracy and civil society in the country through support of independent media and media arts.

Call is closed. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will be informed about the evaluation results in mid-April

The overall goal of the Nordic Media Grants Programme for Belarus is to support Belarusian independent journalism and media arts initiatives and facilitate the production of high-quality, trustworthy and diverse content for Belarusian people on the developments in the country.

Who can apply? Applications can be submitted by Belarusian independent media outlets, Belarusian journalists, Belarusian creators of visual, artistic, interdisciplinary media content and non-Belarusian media outlets, which employ or contract Belarusian journalists, and produce content on situation in Belarus.

The evaluation of the proposals will start after the open call is closed. All the applicants will be notified by the end of March 2024. All applications should be submitted in English.

Funding: The size of a grant can range from 5.000 EUR to maximum of 30.000 EUR. The total sum available for grants is approximately 300.000 EUR.

Duration: The maximum duration of granted project – 12 months.

Contacts: Applications should be submitted to mediagrantsbelarus@norden.lt For more information please visit official website of the Program: www.nordicmediagrantsbelarus.org

The grant is funded by Nordic Council of Ministers and Norwegian Embassy in Lithuania, which is side accredited to the Republic of Belarus. The grant is administrated by Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania.

 
 

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