The jury for the first call for grants from the Journalism Science Alliance has now been appointed. The panel brings together five juries who will evaluate and select the best proposals of the first round of grants for investigative journalism supported by science.
The jury members are:
- Sanne Breimer, founder of Inclusive Journalism and a global media strategist, trainer, coach, and researcher;
- Adam Bychawski, freelance investigative journalist who has received high commendations from judges at the UK Press Awards and the British Journalism Awards;
- Miguel Castanho, full professor and head of the Biochemistry Department of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, Portugal;
- Adriana Holova, freelance data journalist, with experience in data and investigative journalism, cross-border reporting and teaching mid-career and university students;
- Daniela Ovadia, scientific director of Center for Ethics in Science and Journalism and co-director of the Neuroscience and Society Lab at University of Pavia, Italy.
The first call for applications closed on 4 August 2025 at 17:00 CEST and received 162 submissions.
Applications underwent a preliminary eligibility check by the European Journalism Centre and NOVA University. Eligible applications will now be reviewed by the jury. Each jury member will independently evaluate the proposals against the criteria for selection. All jury members will meet online to finalise the selection and decide on the awarded projects.
All grants will be awarded through a transparent and independent jury process, free from donor influence, and based on the merit of each proposal.