{"id":63143,"date":"2020-09-11T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-28T20:56:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T20:56:02","slug":"money-trail-offers-working-grants-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/11\/money-trail-offers-working-grants-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Trail offers Working Grants for African, Asian and European Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"429\" data-original-width=\"680\" src=\"http:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/dfudgctxkaakelb.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Rules + Timing<\/h1>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">There are 10 application rounds over the three years 2018 \u2013 2020. For each round, there is around 50,000 euro to distribute to different teams.&nbsp;<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\" \/>The next AND LAST deadline is on&nbsp;<span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">14 September 2020.<\/span><br style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\" \/>On this page you can find the necessary information about the grant criteria, application timeline, budget and grant criteria.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">In general<\/h3>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Money Trail&nbsp;offers working grants for African, Asian and European journalists to investigate cross-border illicit financial flows, tax abuse and corruption in Africa, Asia and Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">After the application deadline, Journalismfund.eu checks that formalities are in order and may call for more information from applicants. This usually takes one week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">After this, the applications go to the jury who makes the final decision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Applicants are usually informed around 30 days after the deadline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Both Journalismfund.eu and the jury are bound to strict confidentiality\u2014before, during and after evaluation of the proposals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Some applications can be refused on budget grounds. See budget template further below.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Deadlines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">There are 10 application rounds over the three project years (2018\/2019\/2020). There is one application deadline left:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 10px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">14 September 2020, 4.00 p.m. CEST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The Jury<\/h3>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The applications are assessed by a separate, independent, anonymous jury of four people with ample experience in investigative journalism in Africa, Asia and Europe. The jury members are chosen by Journalismfund.eu and suggested by the Money Trail&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.money-trail.org\/about-us\/\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;\">consortium<\/a>&nbsp;and the advisory board of Journalismfund.eu. Their names will be made public after all grants have been awarded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The jury will decide on journalistic criteria:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Criteria<\/h3>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Applications will be assessed based on 9 criteria in relative weight to each other:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\" style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-x: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<table style=\"border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 15px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 741px;\">\n<tbody style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">1. Added value compared to mainstream coverage \/ a forgotten story<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">2. Relevance in society<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">3. Originality and innovative ideas, research methods<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">4. Feasibility<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">5. Experience of the applicants, references<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">6. Saleability, newsworthiness<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">7. Work effort requirement<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">8. Cross-border stories, cooperation between colleagues in different countries,<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\" \/>pooling research capacity and knowledge<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">9. Being a watchdog of&nbsp;institutions, policies, money<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); border-bottom: 0px; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;\">100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">For Who?<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 10px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Intercontinental journalist teams from Africa, Asia and Europe.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Regional cross-border collaborations in Africa and Asia.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Exceptional proposals from individual journalists in Africa and Asia whose story includes an offshore element in a national story \u2013 where the money trail leads to a tax haven \u2013 can be accepted.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">European journalists planning on applying must collaborate with an African or Asian journalist.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Foreign correspondents in Africa or Asia can apply with local journalists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Letter of intent for publication<\/h3>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">In order to be eligible for application, the journalists have to ensure that their story will be published.&nbsp;Therefore, during the application procedure, they must upload commitment of publication from relevant media organisations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Which Costs?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Journalismfund.eu supports costs related to journalistic research for all media. A grant can cover two types of costs:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 10px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Working expenses: these&nbsp;can include travel, accommodation, translation, access to pay-databases, etc.<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\" \/>We do not support fixed costs such as office costs, investments such as cameras or computers or production costs,&nbsp;nor do we support food and beverages.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Research time (only for freelance journalists).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Download the budget template&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/moneytrail.journalismfund.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/users\/user803\/JF%20APPLICATION%20BUDGET%20TEMPLATE%202020.xlsx\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;(new template as of May 2020).<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The total available amount per application round is around 50,000 euro: this amount is distributed among different projects. The money comes from the Dutch Nationale Postcode Loterij.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Grant Conditions<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 10px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The applicant endorses the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ethicaljournalismnetwork.org\/who-we-are\/5-principles-of-journalism\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;\">five ethical principles of journalism&nbsp;<\/a>(truth and accuracy, independence, fairness and impartiality, humanity, and accountability) as suggested by the Ethical Journalism Network.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Every grantee signs an Agreement with Journalismfund.eu that states the mutual arrangements and conditions.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Grants are paid in two instalments: the first (2\/3) upon signature of the Agreement, the second (1\/3) upon the completion of the project and finalisation of the administration.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Grants are paid in euro. They are only paid out on bank accounts, not via other money transfer services. Any bank charges for international payments are carried by Journalismfund.eu, except for exchange rates.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Any journalistic product that is the result of the supported project explicitly has to mention the support of the Money Trail project.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The signed Agreements (at the beginning of the project) and the original receipts of the expenses (after completion of the project) must be sent in hard (physical) copy to Journalismfund.eu. (This is due to the legislative and highest audit requirements Journalismfund.eu has to comply with, which enables it to receive funding from donors and transfer it to journalists.) Applicants can include shipping costs for these required documents in their budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">If you think you will not be able to meet all these conditions, please contact Journalismfund.eu before applying.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0.6em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">How to apply?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Through a secure online application module. You can enter the module by clicking at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">To see a&nbsp;<span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">preview of the application<\/span>&nbsp;form, you can&nbsp;download it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/moneytrail.journalismfund.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/users\/user54\/MT%20application%20procedure_1.pdf\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;\">here<\/a>. You can download a Word document with the questions&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/moneytrail.journalismfund.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/users\/user54\/MoneyTrailQuestions_2.docx\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Check&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/moneytrail.journalismfund.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/users\/user803\/JFGeneralGrantRules2020.pdf\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;\">here<\/a>&nbsp;Journalismfund.eu\u2019s General Grant Rules. Read, understand and respect the rules for application before applying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">For more information please open this link<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: Domine, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneytrail.journalismfund.eu\/en\/rules\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;\">https:\/\/moneytrail.journalismfund.eu\/en\/rules<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Rules + Timing There are 10 application rounds over the three years 2018 \u2013 2020. 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