Awards, Grants, & Fellowships Data Journalism
Announcing the Sigma Awards 2025 Shortlist
GIJN, the new home of the Sigma Awards, is proud to announce the 2025 shortlist for the best data journalism projects and portfolios in the past year.
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Academic and Training Scholarships for Investigative Journalism
For budding reporters or those looking to break into in the profession, GIJN has compiled a list of academic and training scholarships for investigative and data journalism.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
10 Investigations Named to 2024 IJ4EU Impact Award Shortlist
The annual IJ4EU Impact Award honors the best in cross-border investigative journalism in Europe. This shortlist for 2024 recognizes 10 outstanding works of collaborative reporting.
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GIJN Africa: Funding and Grants
Nonprofit organizations dedicated to offering grants in support of investigative journalism in Africa.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
GIJN Honors Chuck Lewis: Pioneer of Nonprofit Investigative Journalism
US muckraker Chuck Lewis founded two Pulitzer Prize-winning news organizations, launched innovation incubators, and authored several investigative books.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships Reporting Tools & Tips
Investigating ‘Cattle Laundering’ and Deforestation in the Amazon: Interview with the 2024 Goldman Prize Winner
The 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize went to a multi-year exposé tracing the connection between meat sold in Western supermarkets and illegal deforestation in Brazil.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships Data Journalism
Q & A with Sigma Awards Executive Director Marianne Bouchart
Sigma Awards executive director talks with GIJN on how the data journalism has evolved and where it’s likely to go next.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
2023 AIJC: Africa’s Premier Investigative Journalism Conference Shows Off Inclusiveness and Intrepid Reporting
AIJC2023 drew more than 400 participants from at least 35 African countries and 20 other nations around the world.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
ARIJ16 Showcases Cross-Border Collaboration and Award-Winning Journalism
ARIJ’s 16th annual forum in Amman, Jordan highlighted “cross-border collaboration in a fragmented world” and recognized numerous regional stories with awards.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
COLPIN 2023: Latin America’s Leading Investigative Reporters Showcase Their Work in Mexico City
At COLPIN 2023, 450 journalists from more than 25 countries gathered to share techniques and tips about the best investigations published in Latin America during the past year.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships GIJC23
Global Ripple Effect: How GIJC23 Impacted GIJN Fellows Around the World
At GIJC23, GIJN sponsored more than 100 fellows from dozens of developing and transitioning countries.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships GIJC23
Investigations from Nigeria, Venezuela, South Africa, and North Macedonia Win Global Shining Light Awards at GIJC23
The GSLA honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries, carried out under threat or in perilous conditions — and the 2023 competition attracted applications from 84 countries.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships GIJC23
2023 Global Shining Light Award Finalists: Small and Medium Outlet Category
Read about the six finalists for the 2023 Global Shining Light Award — the prize that honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries carried out under threat, or in perilous conditions — in the Small and Medium Outlets category.
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Awards for Investigative Journalists
A guide to prominent journalism awards and competitions of special interest to investigative journalists.
Resource Tipsheet
Grants and Fellowships for Journalists
A comprehensive list of national, regional, and global reporting grants and fellowships.
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Chapter 4: Grants, Fellowships, and Awards for Female Journalists
Grants and Fellowships Below is a list of grants and scholarships designed specifically for women and nonbinary reporters, and/or for stories about women. For a general list of grants and fellowships available to all, visit the GIJN resource page. The International Women’s Media Foundation has a number of grants for women and nonbinary journalists around the […]