The award fund in each country in 2020 (for achievements in 2019) is 10,000 EUR. The first prize will be 5,000 EUR, the second 3,000 EUR, and the third will be 2,000 EUR.
Individuals or groups of journalists are eligible to apply in all journalism forms (print, online, radio and TV) published or broadcast in the media in each country in official, minority or international languages.
Articles eligible for submission must appear in print, online, radio and TV media outlets during the 2019 calendar year.
The call was postponed in early March, but all applications previously received will be taken into consideration.
The application deadline is September 18.
EU Investigative Journalism Awards in the Western Balkans and Turkey aim to celebrate and promote the outstanding achievements of investigative journalists as well as improve the visibility of quality journalism in the Western Balkans and Turkey.
The awards are a continuation of the ongoing regional EU Investigative Journalism Award in the Western Balkans and Turkey and part of the ongoing project ‘Strengthening Quality News and Independent Journalism in the Western Balkans and Turkey’, funded by the European Union.
The project partners involved all have extensive expertise in the field of media freedom and have been recognised locally and internationally as strong independent media organisations.
The jury for the EU Award comprises media experts, some of them from the project consortia. Others are drawn from the extensive network projects that the consortium members have, such as editors, members of academia and journalists with merits.
The awards will be given annually in all six Western Balkan countries and Turkey.
For more details, deadlines and guidelines please download packages for individual countries below.
To download all necessary documents for Montenegro click here