Eastern Europe

Young journalists in Eastern Europe can apply for travel grants to report on popular and youth cultures in neighboring countries.

The Amsterdam-based European Culture Foundation (ECF) is offering the grants to journalists in EU member states and their neighboring countries. Applicants must be younger than 35, and they should propose travel to one of the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia-Montenegro, Turkey or Ukraine.

There is no application deadline. Applications must be submitted at least 12 weeks before the proposed travel date. Decisions are made at least four weeks before that date. Payments are made on a reimbursement basis.

The goal is to encourage coverage of Eastern and Southeast European popular culture, aiming to create “a deeper understanding and emotional commitment to the idea of further enlargement.” The ECF considers cultural cooperation an important element of the European integration process.

For more information or to apply, contact Tommi Laitio of ECF at tlaitio@eurocult.org or visit http://www.eurocult.org/.