The Global Investigative Journalism Conference Fellowship 2027 for Journalists from…

Application Deadline: January 31, 2027

Applications are now open for the 2027 Global Investigative Journalism Conference Fellowship. The 15th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from October 19 – 23, 2027, and is being co-hosted by GIJN and De Vereniging van Onderzoeksjournalisten (VVOJ) — the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists — which has played an outsized role in promoting quality investigative reporting in the region and across Europe since its founding in 2002. The conference venue will be de Deolen ICC Rotterdam, an iconic concert and congress center located in the heart of the city.

FELLOWSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Open to professional print, online, television, video, radio, documentary, and multimedia journalists in developing or transitioning countries;
• Experience in investigative or data journalism a plus
• Eligible countries

FELLOWSHIP REQUIREMENT

Following the conference, fellows are required to either produce a story directly related to #GIJC27 or give a presentation based on the knowledge you gained at #GIJC27 to your colleagues or the journalism community at-large.

Benefits

GIJC27 Full Fellowships include:

• Round-trip airfare to Rotterdam, The Netherlands (or nearest major airport);
• Transport between airport and the conference hotel;
• Hotel accommodation for four nights;
• Cocktail reception on the evening of October 19th;
• Breakfast on conference days (October 20 – 23);
• Lunch on full conference days (October 20 – 23);
• Award ceremony dinner on the evening of October 22nd;
• Conference registration fee.