22 September 2026 A room full of investigative journalists closed their eyes, took a sheet of A4 paper and followed a set of instructions. IJ4EU offers two types of grants. Grants of up to €50,000 for any kind of cross-border collaboration Members of Europe’s investigative journalism community will gather in Budapest on September 17 and 18 for UNCOVERED 2026, the latest edition of the IJ4EU programme’s annual conference.Why investigative teams fall into conflict — and what to do about it
Investigation Support Scheme
IJ4EU UNCOVERED 2026
Funding
cross-border investigative
journalism in Europe.
The IJ4EU fund supports cross-border investigations of public interest in Europe. In 2026-27, IJ4EU will disburse €1.6 million in grant funding to watchdog journalism, along with practical, editorial and legal support.
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