“This grant aims to address the shortage of independent journalism by providing grants to investigative journalism projects in Europe and encouraging cross-border collaboration with an expert approach.
“The total grant budget is €1,120,000 to distribute over six application rounds (€280,000 per call).
“For journalists who’d like to take a more scientific and methodical approach to their investigations and thus strengthen their investigations, the European Cross-border Grants programme now offers them the possibility to work with subject-matter experts” (Jan. 20, 2026 info webinar).
2026 deadlines:
- March 19
- May 21
- July 30
- October 1
2027 deadlines: