2025 Summer School for Journalists and Media Practitioners

• Big Tech, AI, and journalism: practices within and beyond journalism
• Mental well-being and safety of journalists
• AI and media business: copyright, innovation, transformation, monetisation
• EU Regulatory framework and global standards (Focus on the European Media Freedom Act, but also the Artificial Intelligence Act, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, and Code of Practice on Disinformation)
• Geopolitics of freedom of expression and freedom of the media
• Key international developments in Internet governance and their potential impact on the future of journalism and the media sector
• Creative resistance in journalism and by journalists, including strategies to protect journalists and media actors

• Shared knowledge of trends affecting journalism, informed citizenship, and democracy;
• Up-to-date overview of the technology and practice trends, legislative changes, and legal principles governing content online;
• Strategies for the development of new business models in journalism;
• Interactive session proceedings;
• Facilitating networking among participants and between participants and speakers.

A Certificate will be awarded to participants who successfully complete the training course.

The Summer School is open to early and mid-career journalists and other stakeholders in the news industry. Our aim is to gather participants from a variety of countries and backgrounds. The CMPF will select participants based on the information provided in the application form, assess the quality of applications, and take into account diversity criteria. The working language of the Summer School is English.

Fees

Applicants who are not selected for a scholarship will automatically be considered for a self-funded place at the school. Scholarships are not available to participants who can be funded by their own institutions. Cost for self-funded participants: €200 (covering meals and refreshments at the venue).

Scholarships

We offer up to 31 scholarships within the following categories and conditions:

CMPF Summer School Programme scholarships – 20 scholarships

Available to applicants from countries participating in the Creative Europe programme, namely:

• The EU27;
• Acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates participating in Creative Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine;
• European Neighbourhood Policy countries participating in Creative Europe: Armenia, Tunisia;
• EFTA countries which are part of the European Economic Area: Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein.

The CMPF scholarship covers travel expenses up to an established ceiling, accommodation for 5 nights, tuition fees, all course materials, access to the EUI library, Wi-Fi access at the EUI, social activities, lunches, and coffee breaks on lecture days.

New! Scholarships for nationals of Turkey and Ukraine – 2 Available

Funded by the Robert Schuman Centre, these scholarships are primarily intended for applicants from Turkey and Ukraine. Each scholarship provides a €1,000 contribution towards travel costs and accommodation for five nights. In addition, the Programme will cover tuition fees, all course materials, access to the EUI library, Wi-Fi on campus, social activities, lunches and coffee breaks on lecture days, as well as one cocktail event and one dinner.

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be nationals of Turkey or Ukraine.
In the event that there are no eligible applicants from Turkey or Ukraine, the scholarships may be awarded to applicants of other nationalities.

Global scholarships – up to 5 scholarships

Available to applicants from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, provided by the European Union in the framework of the Global Initiative on the Future of the Internet. The scholarship is intended for travel expenses (economy class fare), visas, accommodation for 6 nights, tuition fees, all course materials, access to the EUI library, Wi-Fi access at the EUI, social activities, lunches and coffee breaks on lecture days. For more information about global scholarships, applicants can contact Dr Patryk Pawlak at patryk.pawlak@eui.eu

EUI Widening Europe Programme scholarships – up to 4 scholarships

Available to applicants from the countries part of the EUI Widening Europe Programme. The scholarship will contribute 1000 euros to cover travel expenses and accommodation for 5 nights. In addition, tuition fees, all course materials, access to the EUI library, Wi-Fi access at the EUI, social activities, lunches, and coffee breaks on lecture days, one cocktail, one dinner, will be offered by the Programme. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be nationals of one of the countries targeted by the Widening Europe programme:

• Inside the European Union: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
• Outside the European Union: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo⁽¹⁾, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

^{(1) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244(1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.}

• Applicants must also affiliated with an academic institution based in a country targeted by the Widening Europe programme (students currently enrolled in a master/doctoral program, postdoctoral researchers, lecturers, or professors)

The selection will take into account the candidate’s professional profile, language skills and additional competencies, such as having an international profile, work experience, certificates and other achievements.

Please note that the CMPF can provide an invitation letter to the selected participants but cannot assist with the Visa application process or expenses for travel documents.

The grant amount is directly linked to course attendance. A daily signature is required, and any absence will result in a reduction of the grant—specifically, €200 per day.

The deadline for submitting applications is 4 May 2025.

   

With contributions from the European Union and EUI Contracting States, the EUI Widening Europe Programme is designed to strengthen internationalisation, competitiveness, and quality in research in targeted Widening countries, and thus foster more cohesive European Higher Education and Research Areas.