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Journalism Science Alliance awards nearly €1 million to 25 new journalist-scientist projects
Journalism Science Alliance awards nearly €1 million to 25 new journalist-scientist projects 2560 1709 journalismsciencealliance

The Journalism Science Alliance has reached a new milestone, selecting 25 innovative projects from a record-breaking 177 applications in its second call. This round injects €950,000 in grants, bringing the total program investment to nearly two million euros across 49 projects since its inception.

The selected teams represent a diverse coalition of lead participants and organisations from 14 countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Ukraine. Considering the countries of all the participants involved, the number grows to 24 countries.

Over the next eight months, these teams will tackle critical issues ranging from environmental issues to urgent public health and justice concerns. 

Beyond funding, winners will benefit from expert mentoring, specialized training, and unique networking opportunities.

“This milestone reflects the growing global demand for rigorous, science-based investigative journalism,” says the JSA team.

The 2026 call for proposals closed on 23 March and received 177 applications from 49 countries. An independent jury selected the winning proposals.

See more information about the selected projects here.

Since its beginning, the Journalism Science Alliance received a total of 339 applications and selected 49 projects. 

The table below presents the selected media outlets and research institutions, their countries of origin, and the professionals who lead and co-lead the teams selected in this new round.

List of grantees in the 2026 call of the Journalism Science Alliance

CountriesOrganisations
Media outlet | Research organisation		Journalist
(Lead)		Scientist
(Co-lead)		Budget tier
Bulgaria168 Chasa Ltd (24 Chasa media group) | University of National and World Economy (UNWE)Stanimir VaglenovYanko Hristozov€ 50 000
Czech RepublicSamizdat, s.r.o. / The Czech Radio Data Team | Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, Department of International Relations and European StudiesPetr KočíPetr Ocelík€ 50 000
Czech RepublicEkonews For Future Media s.r.o. | Masaryk UniversityMartina PatočkováJakub Hofman€ 50 000
Estonia, LatviaDelfi Meedia | SIA Stockholm School of Economics in RigaHolger RoonemaaEdgars Spuravs€ 50 000
France, NorwayBlast! | UiT The Arctic University of NorwayAriane DenoyelTill Brückner€ 20 000
France, Czech RepublicAgence France-Presse | Masaryk University, Recetox departmentIvan CouronneMartin Scheringer€ 50 000
GermanyInvestigate Europe | Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik (IWE) at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnMei-Ling McNamaraAimée van Wynsberghe€ 50 000
Germany, AustriaCORRECTIV – Recherchen für die Gesellschaft gemeinnützige GmbH | Universität SalzburgViera ZuborovaHanan Badr€ 50 000
GermanyKrautreporter | Universität KasselAlisa SonntagKatja Salomo€ 20 000
Hungaryatlatszo.hu Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft. | ELTE Közgazdaság- és Regionális Tudományi Kutatóközpont / ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (ELTE CERS)Zsuzsa BodnarAndrea Éltető€ 50 000
ItalyGruppo Il Sole 24 ORE | Politecnico di Milano – Dipartimento di Ingegneria GestionaleLuca Salvioli MarianiAlessandro Piva€ 50 000
ItalyScienza in rete – Zadig SRL Società Benefit | Instituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCSEva BenelliAlice Passoni€ 50 000
ItalyMarea media APS | Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo MoroVittoria TorselloGianlugi De Gennaro€ 20 000
NetherlandsCoöperatie SPIT U.A. | Tilburg UniversityParcival WeijnenBen Vollaard€ 20 000
PolandOKO.press | University of GdańskAnna PamułaMagdalena Chrzan-Dętkoś€ 20 000
PolandRingier Axel Springer Polska | Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Jagiellonian University Medical CollegePaulina WójtowiczAnna Zimny-Zając€ 50 000
PortugalA Mensagem d’A Brasileira | Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do TerritórioFrederico RaposoEduardo Ascensão€ 50 000
PortugalPúblico | ISCSP – Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas (University of Lisbon)Helena PereiraGuilherme Loureiro€ 50 000
RomaniaFundația9 | Centrul pentru Studiul Comparat al MigratieiIulia HauAnatolie Coșciug€ 50 000
RomaniaFundația PressOne | Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Studies (CISA), University of BucharestAndrei PetreDaniel Diaconu€ 20 000
SlovakiaRingier Slovakia Media s.r.o. | Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies––€ 50 000
SpainEdicions Digitals de Premsa Local | Universitat de BarcelonaArnau Urgell VidalJoel Segarra Torruella€ 20 000
SpainFundación Maldita.es | University of JaénCoral GarcíaJavier Rodríguez Árbol€ 20 000
SpainClimática | Estación Biológica de Doñana – CSICEduardo Robaina ArtilesMiguel Clavero€ 20 000
UkraineGalka.if.ua | Open Space Works UkraineNataliia KobylchakNataliia Harasivka€ 50 000

Journalism Science Alliance call gathers 177 applications
Journalism Science Alliance call gathers 177 applications 2560 1709 journalismsciencealliance

The most recent Journalism Science Alliance call, which closed on 23 March, gathered 177 applications, surpassing the 162 applicants in the first call.

The Journalism Science Alliance grants cover investigative journalism projects conducted by teams of journalists and scientists. In 2025, 24 teams were awarded grants in a total of 1 M€ and are now working, across Europe, to uncover stories of public interest where science is relevant to ascertain facts. In this second round, the programme will award an additional one million euros in grants.

The 2026 call involved applicants from 49 different countries. In terms of lead applicants, the top 5 countries were Italy, Spain, Portugal, North Macedonia, and France. As in the first call, most applicants opted for the upper tier (€50,000) signalling larger or more complex projects.

Top 5 lead applicants’ countries
Italy – 22
Spain – 20
Portugal – 17
North Macedonia – 11
France – 10

All applications will now undergo validation and will be evaluated by an independent jury, with selected teams expected to be announced in May 2026. Once notified of the results, teams will sign the agreements to receive their first instalment.

Combining both calls, the Journalism Science Alliance received a total of 339 applications, greatly exceeding the initial expectations of this programme. We thank all applicants for their interest and submissions.

This two-year programme, which began in April 2025, was designed to provide grants for investigative journalism projects of teams bridging the gap between journalism and scientific expertise to deliver high-quality, impactful stories to the European audience.

Read more about the Journalism Science Alliance grants here.

69 potential grantees in the first AMA session of the 2026 call
69 potential grantees in the first AMA session of the 2026 call 2560 1707 journalismsciencealliance

The first Ask Me Anything (AMA) session of the Journalism Science Alliance (JSA)’s current call for grants was attended by 69 potential grantees on Thursday, 5 February.

The present call for JSA grants is open until 23 March at 17:00 CET.

The session occurred online and started with a presentation about JSA and the eligibility criteria to apply for our call offering grants to support collaborations between journalists and scientists working on investigative journalism projects backed by science.

Afterwards, the participants asked questions and our team clarified doubts regarding the eligibility criteria, the requirements of the programme and the application process.

For those who were unable to attend this session but are interested in applying for JSA grants, there will be another AMA session on 5 March at 11:00 CET.

You can find more information about JSA grants on this page.

New open call for grants for investigative journalism backed by science
New open call for grants for investigative journalism backed by science 2560 1707 journalismsciencealliance

The 2026 call for applications for the Journalism Science Alliance grants opens today. Following the call in 2025, the programme, co-funded by the European Union, will award an additional one million euros in grants to journalist-scientist teams across Europe who want to develop investigative journalism projects backed by science.

These grants aim to fund, over an eight-month period, the production of high-quality investigative journalism work based on scientific evidence, with local, regional and transnational impact. The projects must address issues of public interest.

Applications will remain open until 23 March 2026, at 17:00 CET

Journalists from all media formats – print, broadcast, digital, multimedia, and documentary – and scientists from any relevant discipline are welcome to apply. Each team must include at least one media outlet (lead applicant) and one research or academic institution (co-lead), including universities.

In addition to funding, selected teams will receive mentorship, access to training sessions, and opportunities to participate in networking events with other grantees.

Teams can apply for grants of € 10 000, € 20 000 or € 50 000, depending on the scope of their project, the complexity of the proposed investigations, the number of partners involved, the nature of the tasks, and the tentative timeline.

The first call of the Journalism Science Alliance, in 2025, selected 24 projects of journalist-scientist teams from 15 countries, awarding almost one million euros in grants.

Applications must be submitted in English through the European Journalism Center Platform.

Learn here more about the Journalism Science Alliance grants and how to apply.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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