Money Trail Journalism Working Grant 2020

Published: 11 May 2020 970 views

Money Trail is now inviting applications from interested and qualified candidates around the globe for its 2020 Money Trail Journalism Working Grant. 

This grant is intended to help Journalism especially in the areas of research and working expense. If you think you are qualified then, apply before the deadline

Money Trail Journalism Working Grant

Application Deadline	June 15, 2020
Type	Postgraduate
Sponsor	Money Trail
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Money Trail Journalism Working Grant

The total available amount per application round is around 50.000 euro: this amount is distributed among different projects. The money comes from the Dutch Nationale Postcode Loterij.

Journalismfund.eu supports costs related to journalistic research for all media. A grant can cover two types of costs:

1. Working expenses: these can include travel, accommodation, translation, access to pay-databases, etc.
   We do not support fixed costs such as office costs, investments such as cameras or computers or production costs, nor do we support food and beverages.
2. Research time (only for freelance journalists).

Download the budget template HERE. Your budget must be in Excel. 

Requirements for Money Trail Journalism Working Grant

1. Intercontinental journalist teams from Africa, Asia and Europe.
2. Regional cross-border collaborations in Africa and Asia. 
3. Exceptional proposals from individual journalists in Africa and Asia whose story includes an offshore element in a national story - where the money trail leads to a tax haven - can be accepted. 
4. European journalists planning on applying must collaborate with an African or Asian journalist. 
5. Foreign correspondents in Africa or Asia can apply with local journalists.

Letter of intent for publication

In order to be eligible for application, the journalists have to ensure that their story will be published. Therefore, during the application procedure, they must upload commitment of publication from relevant media organisations. 

Selection Process

The applications are assessed by a separate, independent, anonymous jury of four people with ample experience in investigative journalism in Africa, Asia and Europe. The jury members are chosen by Journalismfund.eu and suggested by the Money Trail consortium and the advisory board of Journalismfund.eu. Their names will be made public after all grants have been awarded.

After the application deadline, Journalismfund.eu checks that formalities are in order and may call for more information from applicants. This usually takes one week.

After this, the applications go to the jury who makes the final decision.

Applicants are usually informed around 30 days after the deadline.

Both Journalismfund.eu and the jury are bound to strict confidentiality—before, during and after evaluation of the proposals.

Application Deadline

June 15, 2020

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Money Trail on moneytrail.journalismfund.eu to apply