GIJC25 Fellowships

The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is offering fellowships for established and young promising journalists to travel to the 14th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC25) Nov. 20 – 24, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

GIJC25 will feature over 150 state-of-the-art expert panels, cutting-edge workshops, and the best networking in the business. They’ll cover online search techniques, best practices for cross-border collaboration, exiled media tips and tools, and more. They’ll be hosting top journalists who have developed innovative uses of technology to hold powers to account, and others who have worked in environments with press freedom limitations and refined techniques to continue investigating while maintaining high standards and reducing risks.

With the support of their sponsors and partners, the conference is offering fellowships to journalists from the Global South, and those from historically underrepresented groups to participate in this prestigious event.

Eligibility Criteria

• The GIJC25 fellowships are Open to full-time print, online, television, video, radio, documentary, and multimedia journalists in developing or transitioning countries;
• Experience in investigative or data journalism a plus;
• They prioritise journalists from the Global South, and those from historically underrepresented groups.

Fellowship Requirements

Following the conference, fellows are required to either produce a story directly related to GIJC25 or give a presentation based on the knowledge you gained at GIJC25 to your colleagues or the journalism community at large. Detailed guidelines and examples here.

You’ll need a working knowledge of English, as the conference panels and workshops will be conducted in English. Please submit your fellowship application in English.

GIJC25 Full Fellowship Includes

• Round-trip airfare to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Hotel room for four nights
• Transport between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the conference hotel
• Cocktail reception on Nov 20th evening
• Breakfast on conference days (Nov 21-24)
• Lunch on full conference days (Nov 21-23)
• Award ceremony dinner on Nov 23rd evening
• Conference registration fee

How to apply

The application deadline for this fellowship is January 31, 2025. To learn more and apply, please click here.