Latest News and Updates
30 Mar 2014 / 11:22
Fellows for 2014 selected
The 10 participants for this year’s Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence have been chosen.
07 Mar 2014 / 11:35
Fellowship Selection Committee to Judge Applications
Following the close of the call for applications to the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, the selection committee is set to choose 10 journalists to participate in this year’s programme.
20 Feb 2014 / 14:46
Balkan Fellowship Shortlisted for European Press Prize
The editor of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, Neil Arun, has been shortlisted for the European Press Prize 2013.
20 Jan 2014 / 14:47
Applications Open for 2014 Balkan Journalism Fellowship
Don’t miss your chance to scoop a €2,000 journalism bursary, receive travel and research expenses, attend career development seminars and see your story published Europe-wide.
11 Jan 2014 / 14:36
BIRN Macedonia Holds Promotion For Balkan Fellowship
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network office in Macedonia on December 25 organized a reception to promote the 2013 Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence.
27 Dec 2013 / 14:52
Balkan Fellowship wraps up for 2013
The 2013 edition of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence has concluded with panel discussions and an awards ceremony in Zagreb.
27 Dec 2013 / 12:07
Two Awards for BIRN Fellowship Alumna Arbana Xharra
Arbana Xharra, editor of Kosovo daily Zeri and an alumna of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, was given two awards in December for her journalistic work during 2013.
15 Dec 2013 / 12:07
BIRN Fellowship Alumnus Selvije Bajrami Wins Journalism Prize
Bajrami was awarded in December in the UN Development Programme in Kosovo’s eighth annual Awards for Best Journalistic Stories that contribute to the fight against corruption in Kosovo.
14 Dec 2013 / 13:47
Romanian Reporter Wins 2013 Balkan Fellowship Award
The top prize in the 2013 Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence has been awarded to Vlad Odobescu, a Romanian reporter who described how his country’s politicians have bounced back from corruption investigations.
22 Nov 2013 / 17:14
Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence awards ceremony to be held in Zagreb
Participants in this year’s Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence will meet for their final seminar and awards ceremony in Zagreb, Croatia from December 11-14.
About
About Us
In order to foster quality reporting, initiate regional networking among journalists and advance balanced coverage on topics that are central to the region as well as to the EU, the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme is supported by the ERSTE Foundation and the Open Society Foundations, in cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN.
What is the Fellowship?
Journalists from the Balkans are increasingly required to cover complex reform issues, taking in a regional and Europe-wide dimension. The fellowship provides editorial guidance, training and adequate funding to do so.
Our Partners
Prominent German, Austrian and Swiss newspapers, Die Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Standard and Neue Zürcher Zeitung are media partners of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme. Besides being involved in the selection committee, they participate in seminars, support fellows if needed and seek to republish the best articles produced by them.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any additional information about the programme, or if you have suggestions, remarks or complaints about the web site and its content
Selection Committee
The Selection Committee is comprised of seven prominent media figures from the Balkans and Europe. Each year, committee members read, evaluate and select story proposals for the fellowship.
Fellowship Team
Editors and journalists from across the region and beyond all work together to make the Balkan fellowship a truly international experience. Scroll down this page for more information on our editorial team.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
