21 October 2026 Investigate Europe is turning its €5,000 IJ4EU Impact Award prize into paid reporting opportunities for aspiring journalists. 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.IJ4EU award winner puts prize money towards new journalism fellowship
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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