Media Forward Fund
Development of a fund for innovation projects and start-ups in the field of public interest journalism in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.
Publix-Fellowship for Media-Entrepreneurs
Starting 2026, Publix and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford will award the Publix Fellowship for Media Entrepreneurs, a further education scholarship that strengthens the innovation and leadership skills of journalists from Germany, Austria or Switzerland.
The Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford and Publix - house for journalism and the public sphere, are jointly launching the Publix Fellowship for Media Entrepreneurs. From 2026, the new programme, which is funded by the Schöpflin Foundation, will be open to two media professionals from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are working on a start-up or innovation idea in the field of public service journalism.
The fellowship aims to strengthen the participants' leadership and innovation skills. They will spend a trimester at the Reuters Institute, followed by a stay at Publix. The application phase for the new Publix Fellowship will begin in January 2025.
Photo: The announcement of the Publix Fellowship for Media Entrepreneurs at the Publix Conference on September 12th, 2024. (Credit: Paul Probst)
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Nina Grunenberg Fellowship
Since 2024 Publix awards the Nina Grunenberg Fellowship, a further education scholarship for journalists and media professionals, that provides an insight into the German school system.
Civic Journalism Fellowship
The Allianz Foundation and Publix are joining forces to support promising players in journalism that is geared towards the common good. As part of the cooperation, the Kurdish journalist and political scientist Nalan Sipar will be funded as the first “Civic Journalism Fellow” in 2024.