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Media, Communications Grants

The MediaㆍCommunication Grants were established to expand opportunities for the next generation to express and communicate their ideas and thoughts freely. The MediaㆍCommunication Grants support non-profit projects and research programs to come up with positive and effective solutions to problems emerging from the information society. Through this, we strive to enhance the value of the IT network, which serves as a means of interconnection between people, thereby enabling wider access to its benefits. We welcome active participation from interested groups, teams and individuals.

Field of Assistant

We provide grants for the following non-profit projects and research on IT culture
  • Platform development and projects to promote the value of information sharing
  • Projects to promote wiser use of media and the ability to communicate through media
  • Projects and research related to individual rights to IT culture, such as human rights and rights to privacy
  • Development of Free/Open source software and projects to disseminate their value
  • Projects for establishing and operating the Digital Open Archive
  • Other projects and research that promote the positive value of IT culture
  • Projects to foster and train media workers (educators)
We do not award grants to the following projects
  • Political, religious, for-profit projects
  • Projects that only provide media equipment
  • Projects that have received over 1/2 support of its project budget from other groups or from the government

Eligibility Requirements

  • Interested groups, teams or individuals
  • No regional or national restrictions
  • Only projects that can be completed within one (1) year from time of support are awarded grants

Grants Contents

  • Expenses required to carry out a given project
  • Not applicable to cases of asset acquisition/increase by the applicant e.g., rent
  • No limitation on labor costs or self-financed expenses
  • When labor costs and other operation costs required to run the project exceed 50%, specific reasons must be provided

How to apply

  • The Media & Communication Grants are open year-round through the Grant Application page on the Daum Foundation Web site

Application process

1.Submit Application on the website, 2.Evaluation of application document, 3.Feasibility study & Field survey, 4.Final Screening, 5.Datermination of support

Evaluation

  • Evaluation usually takes approximately two months. The result is posted on the official Web site or notified individually.

Please Note

  • Successful applications are subject to cancellation, even after being finalized, if they are found to be falsified or unqualified.
  • Information on the applicant’s project is shared on the Web site of the Daum Foundation.

Contact

  • Park, Nam-Ho (02-6718-0631, )
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