Grants
The Fund’s goals are to be achieved through four priority areas of intervention: “Actions in support of Fact-Checking”; “Multidisciplinary Investigations on Disinformation”; “Research – Studies & Sandboxes”; and “Actions in support of Media Literacy”.
Each call text specifies the detailed conditions for a project to be eligible.
Actions in support of Fact-Checking
Two types of eligible projects may be supported:
Multidisciplinary Investigations on Disinformation
The Fund’s interventions support the production of a range of multidisciplinary focus reports, covering both country-specific and thematic analyses. Projects coming under this funding window should operate in synergy, where possible, with EDMO’s National Hubs. Projects may have a duration up to 9 months and could benefit from grants up to € 150 000. Examples of eligible activities are:
Research – Studies & Sandboxes
Large and deep scientific studies requiring close collaboration between different disciplines and entities, including academic researchers, technology providers, media and civil society organisations are supported under these calls, involving grants of maximum € 400 000 and project duration up to 18 months.
Grants fund the production of studies on fundamental epistemological issues linked to the digital transformation of the media landscape, and involving a variety of political, economic, sociological and psychological aspects. Studies in scope may include research on the effects of new technologies, such as AI, on cognitive processes and civic behaviour, as well as the emergence of new forms of social interactions and democratic participation enabled by digital media. The elaboration of appropriate methodologies to assess the impact of disinformation on the public sphere and to evaluate the effectiveness of policy responses through systemic impact indicators is also supported as well as the creation and use of testing environments (sandboxes) to experiment with software applications or other methodological solutions (e.g. automatic detection of disinformation and/or analysis of its online propagation patterns).
Projects should be aligned with EDMO’s scientific focus, which covers a wide range of topics and involve contributions from different disciplines. They should also operate in synergy with EDMO’s National Hubs.
Actions in support of Media Literacy
This funding window supports initiatives aimed at increasing the level of media literacy in Europe through effective cooperation among educational institutions, academia, civil society organisations, media outlets, media literacy organisations and online platforms. Grants up to € 400 000 will be available to support such initiatives, with implementation timeframes of up to 18 months. Examples of eligible activities include the following:
Summary of Grant Conditions
Max. grant per project | Max. duration per project | |
Actions in support of Fact-Checking Urgent Actions |
€ 55 000,00 | 6 months |
Actions in support of Fact-Checking Scale-up projects |
€ 80 000,00 | 12 months |
Multidisciplinary Investigations into Disinformation | € 150 000,00 | 9 months |
Research – Studies & Sandboxes | € 400 000,00 | 18 months |
Actions in support of Media Literacy | € 400 000,00 | 18 months |