The Macedonian Media Institute announces a call for submission of project proposals aimed at improving the capacities of civil society organizations for the protection of media pluralism and freedoms in the countries of the Western Balkans.
This call is part of the regional project “Resistance to disinformation and hate speech”, which is implemented in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, with the support of the European Union.
The call is open to civil society organizations in RS. Macedonia that operate in the field of media, education, human rights or gender equality. Proposals for partnership projects, which the applicants would implement in partnership with other civic organizations, are desirable.
The total budget provided for this call is 36,000 euros.
The requested grant should be between 3,000 and 9,000 euros. Co-financing by the applicant or partner organization is not necessary.
The duration of the proposed project should be from 9 to 18 months.
The proposed project activities should necessarily be focused on smaller cities, settlements and rural areas.
The application procedure consists of two steps:
1) Submission, evaluation and selection of concepts for project proposals;
2) Submission, evaluation and selection of complete project proposals.
The deadline for submitting concepts for project proposals is 12.10.2020 until 23:59.
Applications should be submitted electronically to the following address: grantovi@mim.org.mk
All questions regarding the call should be sent exclusively by e-mail to: grantovi@mim.org.mk, no later than 07.10.2020, by 17:00.
The video of the information session that took place on September 22, 2020 can be viewed here.
Questions and answers.
Guidance for applicants is available here.
Application forms are available below:
• Application – description of the project;
• Statement from the applicant;
• Authorization from the co-applicant.
The following documents are of an informational nature and should not be submitted as part of the application:
• Draft grant agreement;
• Narrative report form;
• Financial report form.
The regional program “Resistance to disinformation and hate speech: Civil society action to reaffirm the freedom of the media and prevent disinformation and propaganda to spread hatred in the countries of the Western Balkans and in Turkey” is implemented with the support of the European Union, by the partner organizations from the region: SEENPM, Macedonian Media Institute, Albanian Media Institute, Mediacenter, Kosovo 2.0, Montenegrin Media Institute, Novi Sad School of Journalism, Peace Institute and Biannet.
