Deadline: October 31, 2025
Are you developing new media products and would like to make them market-ready? If you’re a media founder developing economically sustainable services and want to strengthen your business management skills and journalistic know-how, then Media Start Funding under the Vienna Media Initiative is just what you need.
Funding Information
- Maximum funding amount:
- 10,000 euros per project
- Minimum project value:
- 2,000 euros
- Maximum project duration:
- 1.5 years
What is funded?
- The Media Start Funding under the Vienna Media Initiative supports self-employed journalists and small media companies. You can apply for funding to help cover costs for training and professional development, courses and consultations, internal payroll costs, and travel expenses.
Eligible Costs
- Costs for external services, training and professional development, courses and consultations, internal payroll costs, and travel expenses.
Who is eligible?
- Small media companies and self-employed journalists.
Submission Requirements
- A duly completed online funding application, an application authenticity certificate along with a de minimis declaration, and your latest financial accounts, and/or an income statement.
For more information, visit Vienna Business Agency.
