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The Validation Booster

Are you a journalist, media organisation, content creator, media initiative or media tech developer with an idea for a new digital product, service or format? The Validation Booster is now open for applications, offering a six-month acceleration programme to help you test, refine and validate innovative business ideas for the media sector.

Implemented as a part of聽Media Innovation Europe 3.0.聽it is led by the Vienna-based聽International Press Institute聽(IPI); the consortium brings together聽(TM),聽 The Fix Foundation (TFF), and the听(叠滨搁狈).

The programme supports projects that contribute to digital transformation, stronger audience engagement, new production methods and formats, and improved financial sustainability in the media sector. It is intended for media outlets, networks, initiatives, freelance and entry-level journalists, students, media content creators, producers, and developers building products or services for the media industry.

Selected participants will receive tailored support through expert mentoring, online workshops, practical assignments, pitch training and hands-on validation of their proposed product or service. Grants of up to聽EUR 3,000聽are available for media outlets and organisations, while individuals and informal initiatives can receive up to聽EUR 2,000.

Applications are open to all 27 EU member states, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Ukraine.

Applicants are expected to have a good command of spoken English, and the application form must be submitted in English.