Even after the appllicaton deadline on 23 March 2009, requests continued to arrive at Journalismfund.eu. Twenty-nine journalists in eighteen teams submitted their applications in time, together, they requested 145,000 euros. Thus, the jury's task of distributing the 20,000 euros for the pilot phase will be a tough one.
The applicants are from 11 different nationalities. Applications were received from the following countries: Britain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Switzerland.
The colleagues intend to make an impact. Many of them have prepared, or are preparing, publications for several countries. Fourteen countries of publication have already been identified, with several more under preparation.
Half of the 18 applications come from teams, two of which are national and seven of which are international. The projects submitted by the international teams demonstate that a number of colleagues are working together across borders to combine their research capacity and knowledge of a given country, while publishing in the language of their respective target groups.
Each application has one main applicant, who coordinates the application in the case of a team application. The number of men and women among the main applicants is equal, with nine of each gender. Of the 29 journalists in the teams, 14 are women and 15 are men.
The age range of the applicants stretches from 22, the age of the youngest team member, to 69. There are 10 applicants aged 26-50, and one applicant aged 51 and over. The average age is 40.
PUblications: journalismfund.eu/supported-projects
