About the Grant
The overall goal of the Programme 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. The programme would promote the provision of independent and objective information to the people of Belarus. The grant is funded by Nordic Council of Ministers, 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.
The objectives of the Program:
1. To support Belarusian independent media outlets, journalists, and media artists through provision of grants.
2. To support capacity building of the media players and media artists.
3. To support Belarusian culture through media art.
4. To contribute to the provision of trustful information to Belarusian society and to inform Belarusians about the Nordic countries’ societal values and policies towards Belarus.
Eligible applicants:
1. Belarusian independent media outlets.
2. Belarusian journalists.
3. Belarusian creators of visual / artistic / interdisciplinary media content.
4. Non-Belarusian media outlets, which employ or contract Belarusian journalists, and produce content on situation in Belarus.
How to apply?
Learn the basics about the steps required to proceed from planning and submission through to award and closeout. Read the Application Guidelines carefully for guidance that can enhance your understanding of the application process.
Plan your Approach
Explore and understand this Media Grant funding opportunity, ensure your project idea is original, understand the procedures, and prepare to write a competitive application.
Write and Submit Application
Download and fill in the Application Form. Please follow the format and instructions given there.
Application must be submitted by sending it to mediagrantsbelarus@norden.lt in two formats: signed PDF and Word.
1st and 2nd calls of the Programme
The Nordic Media Grants Programme for Belarus was launched in January 2021. There were 15 project applications for the amount of 211,000 Euro approved out of the 41 applications received at the first call. During the second call, which was opened in Oct 2022, 56 applications were received, and 15 applications were approved for a total amount of 255,000 Euro. The applicants were Belarusian independent media outlets, journalists and media artists based in Belarus, and abroad.
The first call was funded by Nordic Council of Ministers, Norwegian Embassy in Lithuania, which is side accredited to the Republic of Belarus, and the Swedish Institute. The second call was funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Norwegian Embassy in Lithuania.
3rd call for 2024 will be followed by the training program “Strengthening independent media: elevating content quality, project management and viability” for independent Belarusian media, organized by Fojo Media Institute https://fojo.se/en/ (SE) together with Nordic Journalist Centre (DK), Institute of Journalism in Norway and Belarusian partners, and funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania. This initiative will provide capacity building trainings to selected representatives from independent Belarusian media. Trainings on Modern Journalism Formats, Solution-oriented journalism and Planning and managing journalism projects will be carried out.
The programme is administrated by Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania.
Our Contact Information
Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania is happy to help with your grant-related inquiries. Email us and we’ll answer your questions regarding general and specific grant policies.
Email: mediagrantsbelarus@norden.lt or mediagrantsbelarus@proton.me