Mediengeist: accelerator of projects for countering disinformation
Mediengeist is a chance to implement a project to counter destructive narratives, fakes, and disinformation due to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
It is also an opportunity to get up to EUR 36,000 to implement your own artistic project, digital invention, or media product.
Mediengeist is provided by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with the Ukrainian popular science media Kunsht and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany. This is one of the thousands of the EU opportunities for Ukraine.
- Training. Organisers will select 30 participants who will get EUR 1,000 to complete online training sessions with top Ukrainian and international experts on media literacy, innovation and art, as well as sustainability in September.
- Project development. Together with mentors, you will prepare a project concept to counter disinformation and present it to Mediengeist experts. Five top projects will go to the next level and get EUR 5,000 each to implement your idea.
- Creation, launching and demo. During October and November you will launch your own project. The Mediengeist team will provide expert support and the necessary training. At the beginning of December, you will present the results offline.
- Scaling. Mediengeist experts will select the best project, which will get EUR 30,000, as well as mentoring support to be scaled up at the national level.
- Completed application form: elaborate on your experience and previous projects related to media literacy, as well as provide a short description of the project you want to implement
- Ukrainian citizenship. You can also apply if you are now abroad
- Knowledge of the English language at the B1 level. Training will be held in Ukrainian and English
- To be a private entrepreneur, LTD, NGO, etc. If not registered as a private entrepreneur, ask your partner organisation to team up with you
Submit the application form.
You will receive notification about the results to your email address on 9 September.
- If you have an idea of a project for countering disinformation, but have no previous experience working with this topic, you can also apply. However, the organisers will give priority to those participants who have previously worked with the topic.
- You can apply in a team, however only one person will participate in the training.