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Funding Open to Engage Your Audience: Call for Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants - BIRN Media outlets from ten Balkan and Visegrad countries are invited to apply for grants, training, mentoring and access to BIRN’s audience-engagement digital tool through the first call for Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants.
BIRN is launching a new round of support for media outlets seeking to strengthen community participation in reporting and investigate underreported issues. Do you want to involve your audience in investigative reporting, address an issue affecting your community and produce journalism with the potential to create meaningful impact?
Submit an original investigative story proposal and explain how the community will participate in developing the story. Who is eligible to apply? Legally registered media organisations from the following ten countries may apply: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Slovakia.
Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to independent, high-quality public-interest journalism and propose an investigative or in-depth story that directly engages the community concerned. Proposals that involve underrepresented communities, including women, young people, national and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ people and other marginalised or underreported groups are particularly encouraged.
Applicants must be registered as legal entities on or before January 1, 2024 . Individual grants of up to €4,700 for stories addressing national, regional or local issues. Cross-border grants of up to €9,400 for at least two media outlets working together on a topic relevant to audiences in Balkan and Visegrad countries.
A four-day online training programme on audience-engaged journalism and the use of the BE Engaged tool. On-the-job mentoring throughout the project. Access to BIRN’s BE Engaged digital tool for crowdsourcing, collecting and analysing information from communities.
Under this call, BIRN will award up to four individual grants and up to two cross-border grants. Selected media outlets are expected to begin implementing their projects on December 1 st , 2026. Projects may last for up to eight months, and all activities must be completed by July 31 st , 2027.
Why audience-engaged journalism? BIRN’s digital engagement tool enables journalists to gather insights directly from communities, involve audiences throughout the reporting process and analyse crowdsourced information. By working with their communities, media outlets can identify overlooked problems, improve trust and credibility and produce stories that respond more directly to citizens’ needs.
Previous audience-engaged stories supported by BIRN have received national and international awards, generated wider media coverage and contributed to concrete action by citizens and public officials. Supported stories may be produced in text, audio, video or multimedia formats.
Grantees will also be expected to promote their reporting, encourage citizens to suggest topics and participate in investigations and introduce the BE Engaged tool to their audiences.
Stories produced during previous editions include: ‘A State-Backed Social Disease’: How Gambling Flourishes in Serbia and Bosnia ‘ Smile More’: Women Still Judged by Looks in North Macedonia’s Job Market I’ll destroy your life: Dating Apps Threats Facing Gay Men in Serbia Prostitution and Drug Abuse: How Hungary Is Failing the Children in its Care ‘Tragicomic’: Ex-Political Prisoners in Albania Still Awaiting Compensation To learn more about the grants, eligibility requirements, application procedure and evaluation process, read the full Call for Application by clicking here .
After reviewing the call, access the online application form by following this link here . Applications must be completed in English and must reflect the applicant’s own original work. Applicants must also submit the required supporting documents, including a financial proposal, relevant financial and registration documents and certificates specified in the call.
The financial proposal form can be downloaded here . BIRN will organise an online information session in English to explain the Call for Applications and application form and answer applicants’ questions: September 7, 2026, at 14:00 CET – register here . The deadline for requesting clarifications is October 5, 2026 .
Questions may be submitted in English to the BE Tool Coordinator at [email protected] . The deadline for submitting applications is: OCTOBER 12, 2026, AT MIDNIGHT CET. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
The deadline applies to the complete application, including all supporting documentation. The Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants are part of the Media Innovation Europe initiative, led by the International Press Institute in consortium with partner organizations The Fix Foundation and Thomson Media .
Following two successful editions, the project is renewing support under its third edition: Media Innovation Europe: Towards a Resilient Public-Interest Media Ecosystem . For further updates, follow BIRN on X , Facebook and LinkedIn .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Media organizations and journalists in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to €9,400. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants are due October 12, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants is funded by Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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