Grants for cross-border investigative journalism

Organisers are waiting for freelance journalists and news outlets who have: 

• Strong idea of cross-border investigation. You can find examples of projects previously supported by the grant here 
• Professional experience in journalism
• Cross-border colleagues who will become your partners in the investigation. The team must have professionals from the EU, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Moldova, Norway, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia, or Montenegro. If you don’t have a partner yet, check out tips on the website 
• Bank account that can receive international payments from the EU

• Precise description of your project. Elaborate on the main investigation idea, provide your method, plan and expected timeline. 
• Budget of the project
• For individual applicants — CVs and copies of passports   
• For news outlets — articles of incorporation, annual financial statement and list of members of the board and senior management 
• Letters of intent from at least two professional news outlets in two different countries

Find answers to questions regarding application here.

Learn the conditions carefully, register on the online-platform and fill in the application in English by 10 November 2022. 

You will know the results of the competition in December 2022.

If you do not make it this time, you will have the opportunity to apply in January.

• News outlets must be officially incorporated at least one year before the deadline.
• The result of your journalistic investigation can be published by a professional media outlet in any language. 
• You will get money in euros. 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 as well as geography.