The Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) is the leading international gathering of investigative and data journalists, held once every two years. In 2023, the conference will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 19 to 22 September, and is co-organised by GIJN, the Fojo Media Institute at Linnaeus University, and Föreningen Grävande Journalister, the Swedish national association of investigative journalists. The conference venue is the world-class Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre.

GIJC23 will feature more than 150 panels, workshops and state-of-the-art networking sessions, from cross-border collaboration and online research to advanced data analysis. You'll find special tracks on climate change, the threat to democracy, data journalism, crime and corruption, education and training, and sustainability strategies - plus the latest security tips and a chance to network and collaborate with your colleagues from 100 countries. This is where you can learn from the best in the field and return home with sharpened skills and the latest tools and techniques.

With the support of our sponsors and partners, the conference is offering more than 150 bursaries to established and up-and-coming journalists in developing and transition countries, and to journalists from disadvantaged communities, to take part in this prestigious event. The competition is fierce, so you have to convince us that you will make great use of the training that GIJC23 offers.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Open to full-time print, online, television, video, radio, documentary and multimedia journalists in developing or transition countries;
• Experience in investigative or data journalism an advantage;
• Sorry, Western journalists based abroad are not eligible. For a full list of eligible countries, please see this link.

Scholarship requirement
After the lecture, colleagues should produce a story directly related to #GIJC23 or make a presentation based on the knowledge acquired in #GIJC23 to their colleagues, or to the journalistic community in general. Detailed guidelines and examples here.

You will need English language skills, as the conference panels and workshops will be conducted in English. Please submit your scholarship application in English.

The GIJC23 bag includes:

• Return airfare to Gothenburg, Sweden
• Hotel room for four nights
• Transport between Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport and the conference hotel
• Dinner reception
• Breakfast and lunch on conference days
• Awards ceremony dinner
• Conference registration fee

NOTE: The scholarship does not include subsistence allowances, visa fees, or transport to and from the airport in your home country. This is a training conference, and scholarship holders are expected to pay for these costs.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 28 February 2023. Successful grantees will be notified by email by 1 May 2023.