Call for project ideas, call for participation

Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) with support from British Embassies in Yerevan and Baku implements a project entailed Unbiased E-Media coverage in Armenia and Azerbaijan. The project aims to contribute to accurate and unbiased reporting of the bilateral relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, especially in the online media and blogosphere.

As a part of the project we plan to fund innovative cooperation projects between journalists and bloggers from Armenia and Azerbaijan. Hence, EPF announces an open call for proposals looking for creative people with interesting ideas to take part in this initiative. Based on proposal review results, up to 15 ideas/people from each country will be selected to participate in a Social Innovation Camp in Tbilisi (Fall 2010) where they will be able to establish links and build networks with Azerbaijani counterparts. Transportation and accommodation costs will be covered by EPF. Projects will be selected by international expert panel.

Criteria for the projects:
•Projects should be bilateral (Armenia-Azerbaijan)
•Projects should be Internet based
•Projects should be innovative but feasible
•The budget of each project should not exceed 1500 USD

Criteria for participants
•Participants should be acting journalists (also writing on the web) or bloggers
•Participants should take part in two meetings in Yerevan and Tbilisi
Participants should be interested in cooperation with the other side

How to apply

Please submit the following documents by email to isargsyan@epfound.am.
•Your project idea, mentioning what would you like to do, with whom (if you already have a partner), and the total budget figure only (2 pages maximum)
•Your resume
•Sample of your work (might be your blog post (address), video or audio podcast and other piece of work)

Deadline for applications is August 30, 2010

Please contact Isabella Sargsyan isargsyan@epfound.am 586095 (ext. 303) in case of any questions.

EPF implements this project in close partnership with Yeni Nesil Journalists Association (Azerbaijan), the Yerevan Press Club (Armenia), Internews-Armenia and Internews-Azerbaijan.

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