Professional Development Grant for Environmental Journalism

• Eligibility Criteria: Open to legal entities (organisations or companies) with project proposals focused on collective development and support services to build the capacities of professional environmental investigative journalists. Individuals (natural persons) are not eligible to apply. Applications missing required details (e.g., full addresses, IDs, CVs, articles of incorporation) will be considered ineligible.
• Type of Funding: Grants supporting professional development, training, and fellowship programmes for investigative journalists in the field of environmental reporting.
• Target Region: International (no regional restrictions specified).
• Application Language: Applications must be submitted via the Journalismfund.eu application portal.

Objectives

To strengthen environmental investigative journalism by funding activities and services that build collective professional development, including skills-focused training and fellowship programmes for investigative journalists reporting on environmental issues.

Project Themes

• Professional training for environmental investigative journalists
• Fellowship programmes to upskill investigative journalists
• Collective capacity-building initiatives in environmental journalism

Financial Support: A total budget of €252,000 is available for 2025. Approximately €70,000 will be distributed per call among supported projects.

Deadline: 9 October 2025

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