Youth4Regions European Commission Programme

Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing in their region.

It provides a chance to receive mentorship from established journalists from your country and working side by side with renowned journalists during the EU Regions’ Week.
Furthermore, selected participants qualify for the Megalizzi-Niedzielski prize for aspiring journalists.

To apply you need to:

be a citizen of EU country, EU candidate country, potential candidate country or ENI country and EFTA country.
be from 18 to 30 years old
demonstrate a real interest in journalism through studies and/or work experience or be a recent journalism graduate (up to 2 years since graduation) with with up to 2 years of journalism experience.

Timeline:

the programme takes place in Brussels, Belgium. Selected candidates should come to Brussels from 11 to 16 October.
trainings on journalism and EU regional policy
12-15 October, working side by side with renowned journalists during the EU Regions’ Week
visits of EU institutions and EU affairs media headquarters
unique opportunity to take part as a journalist in European Commission press trips to Member States
accommodation and travel expenses covered by the European Commission. Most meals are also provided during the programme in October.

How to apply:

fill in the online form
send a short article (2500 to 6250 words) or a short video reportage (2 – 3 minutes) depicting a project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (including Interreg) or Cohesion Fund. The theme is up to you to choose.