Applications are now open for the Professional Development Grants Programme for Environmental Journalism.
The grant facility supports enabling activities and supporting services for environmental investigative journalism as a whole. It seeks to promote collective development and support services for environmental investigative journalism, by providing funding to project ideas from organisations and institutions for training and professional development programmes, i.e. skills-focused professional training or fellowship programmes targeted at enabling investigative journalists to upskill with regards to reporting on environment related issues.
Funding Information
The total available amount per call to be distributed among all supported projects will be around €84,000. The total budget for 2025 is €252,000.
Eligible Costs
Personnel and operating costs that meet the following cumulative conditions:
directly attributable to the project
arise during the project period and after the signing of the grant agreement with Journalismfund Europe
necessary for carrying out the project
effectively incurred by the grant beneficiary, identified and verifiable
not funded by other donors or support programmes
Ineligible Costs
personnel and operating costs not directly attributable to the project
internal rental costs (rental to oneself – as owner – of premises or other infrastructure)
overhead costs
meal costs, food and beverages
tangible investment goods (e.g. IT equipment or personal protective equipment)
recoverable VAT
Eligibility Criteria
This grant programme is open to legal entities (organisations, companies, …) officially incorporated at least one year before the application deadline of the grant call and with demonstrable expertise in investigative journalism, environmental issues, and/or the development of supporting services.
Eligible proposals entail enabling activities and supporting services for environmental investigative journalism in Europe. These can be training and professional development programmes, or other activities, services or tools that enable investigative journalists to upskill with regards to reporting on environmental issues.
The project should be clearly defined and limited in time. The grant cannot be used for core funding or for financing permanent operations of an organisation.
If the project is a collaboration between several organisations, one organisation should apply for the Journalismfund Europe grant.
Ineligibility Criteria
Individuals (natural persons) cannot apply for this grant.
