FPD Grant for Science Journalism in Belgium

• Eligibility Criteria: The grant is open to professional journalists, including both starters and experienced journalists whose final work should be published in Dutch-language media in Belgium.
• Type of Funding: Grant
• Region: Belgium
• Application Language: English

Journalismfund Europe is offering grants to stimulate in-depth science journalism in Dutch-language media in Belgium. The programme offers grants to science journalists to work on projects that have great newsworthiness and depth but cannot be realised in regular media. The grants intend to support original and innovative projects with strong news value. Supported projects must be time-consuming and include investigative reporting on science and its impact on society.

Eligibility 

• The applicant must be a journalist working in written or audio-visual media, or demonstrate a clear ambition to pursue a career in journalism.
• Personal references and/or examples of previous work are required.
• Only natural persons can apply.
• Investigative and special journalism projects must focus on topics relevant to Flanders.
• The project must be published in a Dutch-language medium in Belgium and in a medium in the Netherlands.
• Journalists with more than two years of experience must provide a letter of intent from at least one professional news outlet in both Belgium and the Netherlands.
• For starting journalists, letters of intent are considered an advantage but are not mandatory.
• All journalistic end products qualify for a grant: newspaper and magazine articles, radio and television documentaries and series, photo-reportages and books, podcasts and journalistic non-fiction books.

What the grant offers 

In the current round, Journalismfund Europe has approximately €32,500 available for distribution. The Flemish government subsidised the programme funding.

Eligible expenses

• Travel, visa, and accommodation costs
• Translation services
• Fixers
• Access to paid databases
• FOI requests
• Legal screening
• Research time is eligible only for freelance journalists.

Ineligible expenses

• Investment goods (such as IT equipment or cameras)
• Office costs
• Production costs
• Food and beverages
• Per diems

How to apply 

Applicants should submit their application through the online application form. Before applying, they should review the grant details here. The application form will request the following information:

• Personal details
• Project description
• Information on the dissemination of the story
• A detailed budget

Applicants should have the following documents ready:

• Copy of your ID (for Belgian residents) or passport
• CV
• letter(s) of intent of (a) Dutch language media outlet(s) in Belgium.
• A detailed budget (please use this budget template)

The last date to submit the application is Thursday 23 April 2026 at 1 pm CET.

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