Funding

cross-border investigative
journalism in Europe.

The IJ4EU fund supports cross-border investigations of public interest in Europe. In 2021, IJ4EU will provide €1.1 million in grant funding to watchdog journalism, along with practical, editorial and legal support.

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IJ4EU offers two types of grants in 2021.

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Closed for 2021

Freelancer Support Scheme

For investigative teams made up entirely of freelancers

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Reopens in August 2021

Investigation Support Scheme

For teams including at least one news outlet or staff journalist

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Latest News

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22 June 2021

Interview: “Corruption in Europe is naturally cross-border”

IJ4EU grantee Matthew Caruana Galizia continued his mother’s work with ‘Passport Papers’.

21 June 2021

Interview: “We started from a position of no data”

09 June 2021

Lydia Cacho Ribeiro to head IJ4EU jury

01 June 2021

IJ4EU fund opens new calls for cross-border investigative journalism

Supported Projects

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The Knockoff King

The Price of Life

Europe’s Quicksand War

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Events

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IJ4EU Info Webinar: 18 June 2021

The IJ4EU fund will host a webinar on June 18, 2021 at 14:00 CEST to answer questions about the support on offer from Europe’s largest funding programme for cross-border investigative journalism.

#UNCOVERED Conference

Ask an Expert: Legal support for IJ4EU grantees (2)

Ask an Expert: Legal support for IJ4EU grantees (1)