Duckling Seed Grant — Fellowship

The Duckling Seed Grant is a small project fund run by Duckling Media ApS for members of its storytelling community. It supports emerging journalists, photographers, filmmakers, multimedia storytellers, and other members with a thoughtful story idea.

Recipients develop their own projects wherever they are based and receive funding plus editorial support. The program aims to make the first step of producing a substantive story easier.

Benefits & funding

Duckling distributes a total grant pool of €1,300 each month, either to one project or among multiple projects.
The team selects up to three projects in a monthly round.
Recipients receive editorial feedback and promotion of selected stories through Duckling and its partners.
Spending is flexible, but recipients must deliver a completed story and a short report describing their work process.

Eligibility

Applicants must be members of the Duckling community and have a strong, thoughtful story or project idea.
The grant is intended for emerging journalists, photographers, filmmakers, multimedia storytellers, and other storytellers; established professional status is not required.
Duckling membership is available from age 13, so applicants must be at least 13.
The official pages state no degree, professional-experience, nationality, or residency restriction.

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Age requirement
≥ 13 yrs

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Application process

1
Join the Duckling community or sign in as an existing member.
2
Open the grant questionnaire from the official grant page.
3
Provide information about the applicant and the proposed story or project idea.
4
Submit the questionnaire for review by the Duckling core team.

Program timeline

Ongoing
Applications are submitted through the member questionnaire; no fixed public deadline is stated.
End of each month
The Duckling core team reviews applications and selects up to three projects.