Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) Travel and Reporting Grants 2026 (With Up to €2,500 in Funding)

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About BIRN - Travel and Reporting Grants

The Travel & Reporting Grants are part of BIRN’s broader commitment to strengthening journalistic cooperation between Visegrad and the Balkan region.

Selected applicants will have the opportunity to undertake reporting trips across the Balkans, working closely with BIRN’s network of regional offices in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro, as well as its editorial teams there.

Stories produced through the programme are expected to be published in the applicant’s home-country media outlets, with the possibility of further distribution via BIRN’s Reporting Democracy platform and partner media in the region.

• Sponsor Organisation: Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)

Benefits of BIRN - Travel and Reporting Grants

• Each successful applicant will receive a grant of €2,500, intended to cover the costs associated with producing the proposed journalistic work.

BIRN - Travel and Reporting Grants Requirements

Applications are open to journalists based in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including:

• freelance journalists and reporters working within newsrooms
• teams of journalists, producers, photographers and video journalists
• media organisations interested in cross-border reporting projects

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

07 August, 2026

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