This call is a part of the “Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative” project (CIJI). It aims to equip independent media outlets and individual journalists with resources, innovative networking infrastructure and standards-based methods that enable them to practice high-quality, and ethical and accountable collaborative and investigative journalism. Please, find more information on ciji.eu. 

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* 1. Name of the team coordinator

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* 2. Country you are based in:

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* 3. Are you a journalist originally from Ukraine, Belarus or Russia?

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* 4. E-Mail

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* 5. Phone number

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* 6. You are:

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* 7. Other team members (name, country of residence, short bio up to 100 words) and their role in the project

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* 8. What sub-topic would you like to work on from the selected list?

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* 9. Story Title

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* 10. Story pitch: introduce your story idea and define your story angle.

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* 11. Story relevance Why is this story important? Why should this story be told now? How does this story stand out from similar stories? What added value does it carry for your targeted audience?

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* 12. Context: give more flesh to your pitch. What hypotheses do you want to test? Have you already done any research? Who are the potential characters of your story? Introduce any additional arguments or circumstances that shape the story.

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* 13. Format: video, text, longread etc. How will you present your story? Does the suggested format suit the proposed story and your target audience?

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* 14. Publication: where will the story be published?

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* 15. Your application to the mini-grant is supported by your editor:

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* 16. Reach and impact: please, detail your publication strategy. Give details about your target audience and publication plan. What impact, if any, do you want to achieve? 

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* 17. Project budget (in EUR). Please indicate the total requested budget for your project. 

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* 18. Please attach an estimate of your story budget detailing project expenses in line with what the grant covers. 

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* 19. Project Timeline. Please give an indication of your project timeline. Please keep in mind we expect all projects to be published before Jul 30, 2022

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* 20. What support might your team need during the mentorship phase? 

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* 21. Please, attach supporting documents if any 

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