Call for Applications | Media Literacy Incubator: Disinformation and Extremist Ecosystems
Call for Applications | Media Literacy Incubator: Disinformation and Extremist Ecosystems
ChangingTIDE’s Media Literacy Incubator “Countering and Extremist Ecosystems” will take place on Thursday, 25 June 2026, from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM in Vienna, Austria.
The Media Literacy Incubator brings together young people who feel passionate media literacy, democracy, and extremism prevention, aiming to strengthen participants’ ability to recognise and counter disinformation, encouraging active democratic engagement. Through a programme combining expert-led input sessions and interactive workshop with practitioners, participants will explore the impact of disinformation on democracy and its interplay with far-right extremist ecosystems based on the Austrian context, and develop skills and strategies for analysing media content and debunking misleading and manipulative information.
How to apply:
Complete the application form here by June 10, 2026.
Required documents: CV & motivation letter (max. 1 page)
In your motivation letter, tell us:
- your background and perspective on media literacy
- your take on the urgency of media literacy
- your visions for countering extremist ecosystems
Who can apply?
We invite young people (aged 18-30) from EU member states (or eligible countries for the CERV programme) with an interest in media literacy, democracy, disinformation, and extremism prevention and a good command of English to apply to the Media Literacy Incubator.
Why you should apply
Disinformation and the rise of extremism affect all of us: in politics, public debates, democratic participation, and everyday life online.
In this workshop, you will:
- improve your ability to identify disinformation
- examine the Austrian context together with experts and practitioners, with a special focus on extremist ecosystems
- sketch strategies for countering misleading and manipulative information and its dissemination
- become part of a European network of young ambassadors for media literacy
Selected participants will be contacted shortly, and participation in the event will be free of charge. Information on travel reimbursement, if applicable, will be shared with selected participants. Participants are expected to actively contribute to the discussion and complete feedback surveys.
After the event, participants will have a chance to enter the Changemakers Programme, a central innovation of the ChangingTIDE project. Based on engagement and contributions throughout the workshop, four participants of the event will be selected as Changemakers, who will join a transnational group working on disinformation and media literacy, getting the chance to:
- participate in a tailored mentorship programme to create public awareness campaigns addressing disinformation
- partake in further project activities, including 3 in-person events in Brussels and a second event in Austria
- have a chance to present their campaigns to relevant EU interlocutors at a final concluding conference in Brussels.
We look forward to receiving your application!