Ministry of Culture informs about the competition applications for grants from the international organization “Central European Initiative” for young writers (35) of the countries that are members of the TEI, but non-EU countries (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine).

Since 2006, the Central European Initiative grant TEI was presented in cooperation with the Association of Slovenian writers in the international literature festival Vilenitsa.

Deadline for applications for participation in the competition – 29 April 2016. The winner receives a scholarship of 5,000 euros to stay for three months in any Member State TEI.

For more information regarding the contest can be obtained from the link: http://www.cei.int/content/cei-fellowship-writers-residence-2016-deadline-29-april

Award for capacity building through the transfer and exchange of know-how

Public and private institutions registered in the Member State CEI, as well as international and regional organizations are invited to contact the Fund CEI cooperation for innovative processes for mobility and networking. Proposals should focus on capacity building through the transfer and exchange of know-how, particularly from EU member states CEI Member States to non-EU CEI. Activities may take the form of conferences, seminars, workshops and training events.

Proposals must be in accordance with CEI Action Plan 2014-2016 and fully meet the criteria set out in the reception of applications.

Application deadline: Monday, May 23, 2016, 17:00 CEST (GMT + 2)

Potential CEI contribution: up to 15.000 EUR

Required deadline: 1 January to 31 December 2017.

Details of the link: http://www.cei.int/content/call-proposals-co-financing-cei-cooperation-activities-deadline-23-may

Award for outstanding achievements in investigative journalism (deadline May 31)

Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a special partnership with the Media Program South East Europe, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), opened to accept applications in 2016 Prize CEI SEEMO for outstanding achievements in investigative journalism. The call is divided into two categories: “professional journalists” (4,000 euros) and “Young professional journalists” (1.000 euros).

The award aims to honor the work done by investigative journalists and their contribution to investigative journalism, despite the difficult conditions in which they are often forced to work. Since its creation in 2008, the CEI SEEMO Award contributed to the advancement of the quality of reporting on investigations in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, providing recognition and visibility of excellent journalists from the region.

The call is open to citizens 18 CEI member states: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

The winners will be awarded during the South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF), held in Belgrade on 21-22 November 2016.
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 31 May 2016 (23.59 CEST), more at: http://www.cei.int/content/cei-seemo-award-outstanding-merits-investigative-journalism-deadline-31-may