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Two new funding opportunities for cross-border investigations


Hi maria,

Starting the year right with our first 2025 newsletter!

The year has just begun, and we’ve got plenty to share:

 Two new calls for cross-border investigations with IJ4EU

 Journalism Innovation Podcast: episode #9 now available.

Enjoy reading and happy new year from the EJC team.


 Two new calls for cross-border investigations

Grants of up to €50,000 are available for journalists seeking to collaborate across borders on ambitious stories.

The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund opened two new calls for proposals on 13 January, 2025, inviting journalists to apply for funding to collaborate on transnational investigations.

IJ4EU’s Investigation Support Scheme offers grants of up to €50,000 to allow journalistic teams of any type — including newsrooms and specialist investigative outlets — to team up across frontiers on ambitious projects.

Meanwhile, IJ4EU’s Freelancer Support Scheme offers grants of up to €20,000 to cross-border investigative teams made up predominantly of freelance journalists.

The deadline for applications to both schemes is eight weeks after the launch of the call, on 10 March at 23:59 CET.

Join an info webinar on Wednesday, 22 January at 14:00 CET
Register to attend a free Cross-Border Masterclass, aimed at helping journalists craft work plans for investigations and write stronger grant applications, on 11 February, 13:00 to 15:30 CET.


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Journalism Innovation Podcast: new episode

the Journalism Innovation Network takes a closer look at what it takes to create compelling climate coverage with fresh narratives that engage audiences and spur action.

In this episode of the Journalism Innovation Podcast, we sat down with Joi Lee, head of editorial at Earthrise Studio , and Robert Langkjær-Bain, joint editor at Imagine5.

The pair explores how innovative formats, diverse perspectives and stories told with solutions can make an impact. We examine the different strategies and approaches to reframe climate narratives for the better.

watch here


The Journalism Innovation Podcast is also available on SoundCloud, Spotify and Apple Music.

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With kind regards,

Claudia from EJC



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