The ERSTE Stiftung Foundation and Open Society Foundations in cooperation
with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, are inviting
journalists from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece,
Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia to take part in their
Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence 2016.

They will have to submit research proposals on the theme “Trust”.

Ten journalists will be selected to receive funding and professional
support to research and report on a topic of regional and European
importance.
Participating fellows will receive: a bursary of €2,000, a travel
allowance of up to €2,000, close editorial supervision and mentoring,
and the chance to attend international career development seminars and be
published in the most influential regional and international media. In
addition, the top three articles chosen by an international jury will
receive awards of €4,000, €3,000 and €1,000.

The fellowship will run from April until December 2016 and three winners
shall be selected during the final seminar held at the end of the year.

Deadline: 1st March 2016.

All details are available here: http://bit.ly/1VSfT6M