Deadline: 10 November 22

Is there a compelling, intriguing, refreshing and engaging story in your local city that you want to share with the world? Would your story have any correlation with other local European cities or cities around the world? Are there local issues that you could bring to life by comparing and contrasting with other local European cities that may be facing the same problems? Are you open to collaborating with other local journalists from other parts of Europe? Are you keen to write something of interest to you, but don't have the resources? If so, apply for the European Local Cross-Border Investigative Journalism Fellowships.

This grant programme supports local cross-border investigative teams of professional journalists and/or news agencies to bring local people to the European level, as well as local citizens across Europe.

The key aspect of this programme is cross-border collaboration, which will allow interested local journalists and/or media to explore possible solutions using expansive resources. This project also aims to stimulate more critical thinking about society's pressing problems, increase the level of debate and promote civic engagement. The grant can also offer support for preliminary work in the development of new research and in-depth projects.

As well as promoting investigative journalism between local cities and/or regions, this project also plans to develop a training programme in various aspects of investigative journalism, local audience engagement and safety, as most local journalists lack or have few resources available at their disposal. They may also lack experience with cross-border investigative journalism. The training programmes will include experienced partners with a reputable track record and extensive experience in their fields.

The grant can cover working time and expenses such as logistics, travel, insurance, access to legal support, translations, access to technology and datasets, etc.

Financing information
*Grants: €600,000
*The total amount available per call to be distributed among all the supported research will be around €100,000.
*The programme is supported by the European Commission and the Adessium Foundation.

Eligibility criteria
*Local cross-border teams of at least two professional journalists and/or (local) media can submit a journalistic research proposal on any issues concerning and related to Europe. Only applicants who are legally resident in eligible countries can receive funding.
*Journalists residing in European Union member countries and non-EU member countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine and Tunisia, are eligible to apply. However, we also welcome countries from outside the European Union, provided that any proposal has a clear European dimension.

For more information, visit https://www.journalismfund.eu/european-local-cross-border-journalism-grants