Official Development Assistance (ODA) Germany Grants

• Eligibility Criteria: Independent and/or regional German media outlets, individual freelancers based in Germany, and teams of journalists. Partnerships between Germany-based journalists and/or German media and media outlets in countries receiving German foreign aid. Content creators affiliated with German media outlets and working on development aid, foreign policy, and/or global health. Applicants producing explanatory and deep-dive reporting in formats such as print, web, video, audio, multimedia, and data-driven journalism. Encouraged formats: reporting series, cross-platform collaborations, data visualizations, social media explainers, and solutions journalism.
• Type of Funding: Grant funding for journalism projects focused on German Official Development Assistance (ODA).
• Target Region: Germany-based journalists and media outlets
• Application Language: Not specified, but typically English or German according to EJC requirements.

Objectives

• Support journalism exploring German foreign aid, its role, trends, effectiveness, and global implications.
• Promote high-quality, diverse, and far-reaching reporting on ODA-related themes.
• Encourage data-driven, solutions-oriented journalism and innovative storytelling formats.
• Shed light on underreported stories from the Global South linked to ODA.

Project Themes

• Disease prevention & vaccination access
• Health systems (HIV, malaria, etc.)
• Food security & climate adaptation
• Migration and shifting ODA trends
• Aid effectiveness, transparency & accountability
• Innovative financing & multilateral mechanisms
• Ground-up perspectives from low- and middle-income countries
• ODA’s role in German or regional security
• Aid and economic development
• Social-media-friendly explainers or data-visualization stories

Financial Support: €5,000 to €15,000

Application Deadline: 8 January 2026

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