" IJ4EU | Impact Award 2026 "
IJ4EU | Impact Award 2026
Impact Award 2026 celebrates cross-border investigative journalism in Europe
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The IJ4EU Impact Award 2026, managed by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), will once again shine a spotlight on cross-border investigations that make a real difference in Europe.
Each year, an independent expert jury selects three outstanding investigations, awarding €5,000 to each winner. The winners are announced at the IJ4EU UNCOVERED Conference each autumn, a key event for Europe’s investigative journalism community.
The award is open to cross-border investigations published between 1 January and 31 December 2025 via any credible medium, including print, broadcast TV or radio, online, documentary film, multimedia, and podcasts.
INFO
AMOUNT
€5,000 to each winner
APPLICATION DEADLINE
23 April 2026, 23:59 (CET)
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
ELIGIBILITY
- Nominations must include any significant challenge to the honesty, accuracy or fairness of an entry, such as published letters, corrections, retractions as well as responses by the relevant newspaper or website.
- Nominated investigations must involve journalists based in at least two European countries that have signed up to the full cross-sectoral strand of the European Union’s Creative Europe Programme, which provides core funding for IJ4EU. Team members based in other countries may also be part of the nominated team, provided the core geographical requirement is met.
- Nominated investigations need to highlight issues of common interest for European countries, and be seen to have strengthened European media.
- Nominated investigations may have been published in any language. However, for investigations not published in English, a translation in English of the core investigation/summary must be provided.
APPLICATION DETAILS
For more information about the submission process please visit IJ4EU's official website.
NOTE
*The calls that are listed on our website are shared for informational purposes and are sometimes subject to change. Please visit the organization's official open call website for up-to-date information.
DEADLINE
2026-04-23
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Public funding
FUNDING COUNTRIES
All EU Countries