This grant programme supports activities and services for environmental investigative journalism as a whole. It seeks to promote collective development to build the capacities of environmental investigative journalists, by providing funding to project ideas from organisations and institutions for training and professional development programmes, i.e. skills-focused professional training or fellowship programmes targeting investigative journalists to upskill their capacities to report on environment related issues. This is part of a larger programme: The Earth Investigations Programme supported by Arcadia.

The total available amount per call to be distributed among all supported projects will be around €75,000.

Eligibility

• This grant programme is open to incorporated legal entities (organizations, companies,) with demonstrable expertise in investigative journalism, environmental issues, and the development of supporting services.
• Eligible proposals entail enabling activities and supporting services for European environmental investigative journalism. These can be training and professional development programs, or other activities, services or tools that enable investigative journalists to upskill about reporting on environmental issues.
• The project should be clearly defined and limited in time. The grant cannot be used for core funding or for financing the permanent operations of an organization.
• Individuals (natural persons) cannot apply for this grant.
• If the project is a collaboration between several organizations, one organization should apply for the Journalismfund. eu grant.

The nearest application deadline is Thursday 22 January 2026 at 1 pm CET (Brussels time).
Then Thursday 23 April 2026 at 1 pm CET (Brussels time).
And last deadline in 2026, Thursday 20 August 2026 at 1 pm CET (Brussels time).