IJ4EU: grants for cross-border investigative journalism projects
This is an opportunity to get up to EUR 50,000 for a journalistic investigation worth publishing by European media.
Create content on any topic you believe is essential, from human rights to climate change or corruption. The grant will fund all the costs related to the production.
There must be an EU partner on the team. You will have half a year to implement the project.
The programme is provided by the International Press Institute in cooperation with the European Journalism Centre and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. This is one of the thousands of EU opportunities for Ukraine.
From EUR 5,000 to Eur 50,000 to cover:
- Salaries and HR costs
- Production
- Travel costs
- Translation
- Administrative costs
- Participation in trainings and conferences related to investigation journalism and the theme of your research
- Costs for technology or development of tools necessary for the investigation, except for the hardware
- Expert consultations with lawyers, communication managers, etc.
This competition is for print publishing, broadcasting, and online media.
To apply for this grant, you need to have:
- A strong idea of cross-border investigation. You can find examples of projects previously supported by the grant here.
- A cross-border team of colleagues who will become your partners in the investigation. The team must include professionals from the EU, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, or Serbia. These can be both officially employed journalists and freelancers.
- Bank account that can receive international payments from the EU.
More about participation requirements here.
- Completed application form. Elaborate on the primary investigation idea, project timeline and potential risks
- Budget of the project
- CVs — for individual applicants, code of conduct — for news organisations
- Letters of intent from at least two professional news outlets in two countries
Find answers to frequently asked questions here.
By 28 October, apply via an online portal. The language of the application is English.
You will know the results in a few weeks after the application deadline.
If you do not make it this time, you can prepare an application and submit it in winter.
- You can submit several applications.
- Journalists who apply as team members in multiple projects should ensure their working time is allocated to a full-time equivalent.
- The grant can cover any percentage of the project.
- You will receive money in euros to the team leader's bank account. You will have to pay the bank commission yourself.
- The organisers will choose winners depending on the project's relevance to the overall theme, novelty, expected impact on society, and geography.