Fully Funded Fellowship is available to attend the Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) 2019. The Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) is the premier international gathering of investigative and data journalists, held once every two years. This year, the 11th conference will be in Hamburg, Germany, from September 26 to 29. Furthermore, the Global Investigative Journalism Network, Netzwerk Recherche and Interlink Academy are co-hosting the conference.

GIJC19 will feature over 150 exciting panels, workshops, and networking sessions, ranging from cross-border collaboration as well as corruption to advanced data analysis. The conference is offering more than 200 fellowships to both established and young promising journalists in developing and transitioning countries, and for journalists from specific communities such as LGBTQ and indigenous peoples, to participate in this prestigious event. The conference — designed by journalists for journalists — is famous for its focus on practical, advanced reporting techniques.

GIJC19 Fellowship Benefits

• Round-trip airfare to Hamburg, Germany
• Hotel room for four nights
• Transport between Hamburg airport and the conference hotel
• Breakfast and lunch on conference days
• Award ceremony banquet dinner
• Conference fee

Eligibility

• Open to full-time print, online, television, video, radio, documentary and multimedia journalists in developing or transitioning countries
• Likewise, experience in investigative or data journalism a plus
• Moreover, special categories for journalists from LGBTQ communities, indigenous peoples, citizen investigators, and journalists exiled from their homelands
• However, western journalists based overseas are not eligible

Following the conference, fellows need to either produce a story directly related to #GIJC19 or give a presentation of the knowledge gained at #GIJC19 in your home country to other colleagues or the journalism community at-large.