DEADLINE: CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism

The Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) have been presenting the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism annually since 2008.

The Award is meant to promote high-quality investigative journalism and acknowledge the efforts of media professionals to explore major topics, often working under difficult conditions.

This year’s Award seeks to highlight the role of investigative journalism in raising public awareness of critical issues such as human rights violations, social discrimination, corruption, gender inequality, environmental threats.

The Call is open to nationals of the following CEI Member States: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine. (Belarus suspended)

The Award is divided into two categories:

1. PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 4,000 EUR
2. YOUNG PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS (born on/after 1995) 1,000 EUR

Deadline: 15 July 2025 (23:59 CEST)

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