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Funding

cross-border investigative
journalism in Europe.

The IJ4EU fund supports cross-border investigations of public interest in Europe. In 2022/23, IJ4EU will disburse €1.23 million in grant funding to watchdog journalism, along with practical, editorial and legal support.

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IJ4EU offers two types of grants.

open

Deadline: February 23, 2023

Freelancer Support Scheme

Grants of up to €20,000 plus bespoke support for freelancers

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open

Deadline: February 23, 2023

Investigation Support Scheme

Grants of up to €50,000 for any kind of cross-border collaboration

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Latest News

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12 January 2023

IJ4EU fund opens new calls for cross-border investigative journalism

Grants of up to €50,000 available for cross-border projects in the European Union and EU candidate countries

08 November 2022

IJ4EU’s flagship grant scheme awards €450,000 to 13 investigative projects

09 November 2022

IJ4EU awards €102,000 to freelancers for cross-border investigations

17 October 2022

Thanks to all who submitted their grant proposals!

Supported Projects

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‘Defenders in the Labyrinth’

‘The Pool’

Europe’s Fake War on Migrant Smuggling

Fake Green Finance

Events

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IJ4EU Impact Award – Save the Date: March 31, 2023

Save the date for this year’s IJ4EU Impact Award ceremony, to be held in Leipzig, Germany, on the final evening of a summit devoted to media freedom in Europe.

IJ4EU Info Webinar: 25 January 2023

Workshop: Mitigating Legal Dangers – Dec. 5, 2022

Cross-Border Masterclass – November 15, 2022

One thing less to investigate!

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IJ4EU (Investigative Journalism for Europe) is a fund for cross-border investigative journalism in the EU. We provide grants to teams of journalists or news organisations in Europe investigating topics of public interest.

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