Grant Competition for Content Creation Small and Large Format 2025 (Kazakhstan)

The purpose of the competition is to support media projects that raise topical issues that remain outside the scope of Kazakhstani media. Priority will be given to projects that help solve the problems of vulnerable social groups (youth, rural residents, etc.), combat disinformation in general and in the healthcare sector in particular, and destroy stereotypes in society.

Funding Information

• The maximum grant amount is 3 million tenge for small format
• The maximum grant amount is 8 million tenge for large format
• Duration: small format is 3-5 months
• Duration: large format is 6-9 months

Eligible Projects

• Your content must comply with journalism and media ethics standards and include elements of fact-checking and data verification.
• The submitted project must be relevant and useful for society, and presented in the most effective format from the point of view of the target audience. For example, it could be a series of analytical materials on the pros and cons of significant events, animated videos with scientific fact-checking of common stereotypes, or multimedia longreads on the following topics: debunking myths and fears about vaccination, the problem of growing antimicrobial resistance, society’s readiness for outbreaks of various infections, and other topics related to global health security.

Ineligible Projects

• Internews does not support government organizations or media participating in government grants with similar content. They also do not support the creation of websites, feature films, TV series, social videos, travel blogs, music videos, and educational courses.

Eligibility Criteria

• Local non-governmental media, online publications, small independent TV companies, radio stations, production studios, independent authors, journalists, bloggers and other creative teams are invited to participate. The creative team must be officially registered (LLP, IP, Fund, etc.).

Selection Criteria

• Selection of ideas:
  • Briefly describe your idea by filling out the online application. One team can submit up to 3 projects, but only one project will be supported and a separate application must be filled out for each.
• Pitching, presentation of the idea:
  • The authors of the best ideas will be invited to a special pitching session, where they will be able to present their concept in five minutes. Participants must demonstrate to an independent jury that the project is important and can be implemented on time.
  • Applicants will be required to describe the stages of work, target audience, budget and format of the project.
  • After the presentation, the jury may ask additional questions and make suggestions for improving the project.
• Project refinement and final selection:
  • At the final stage, authors will receive additional time to finalize their project, adjust the budget, and collect documents.
    • Novelty of the idea,
    • Multimedia approach,
    • Understanding the target audience and content distribution plan,
    • Team experience,
    • Budget reasonableness,
    • Gender-sensitive approach of the project.

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