04 December 2025 The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) programme has set a “gold standard” for protecting editorial independence in donor-funded media and offers a replicable model for financing watchdog journalism worldwide, a major study has found. IJ4EU offers two types of grants. Grants of up to €50,000 for any kind of cross-border collaboration Three cross-border investigations won the 2025 IJ4EU Impact Awards, presented during a ceremony hosted by the iMEdD International Journalism Forum in Athens.Study hails IJ4EU as model for donor-funded journalism
Investigation Support Scheme
IJ4EU Impact Awards 2025
Funding
cross-border investigative
journalism in Europe.
The IJ4EU fund supports cross-border investigations of public interest in Europe. In 2024/25, IJ4EU will disburse €2 million in grant funding to watchdog journalism, along with practical, editorial and legal support.
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