2020-01-29

BRUSSELS - The Pascal Decroos Fund awards grants to distinctive journalistic projects. The grant gives experienced as well as young journalists the chance to execute their investigative ideas and by doing so, contribute to quality investigative journalism in Flanders. The next deadline is Sunday, February 16, 2020.

Both starting and experienced journalists can submit a project that has great news value and depth and is at the same time original, innovative and time-consuming. All information about how to apply for a work grant can be found on this website. The projects should be published/broadcasted by a Flemish media outlet.

Reports in newspapers and magazines, online longreads, podcasts, documentaries, ... the Pascal Decroos Fund supports investigative journalism in all forms.The Pascal Decroos Fund awards grants to distinctive journalistic projects. The grant gives experienced as well as young journalists the chance to execute their investigative ideas and by doing so, contribute to quality investigative journalism in Flanders.

You can submit the application online via our application website.

Deadlines

- Sunday, February 16, 2020
- Sunday, May 3, 2020
- Sunday, July 19, 2020
- Sunday, October 18, 2020

Each time until 11.59 pm (GMT + 1) and subject to changes

Questions? Need advice?

To increase the accessibility of the Fund and the quality of the applications, the Fund is strongly committed to providing assistance and advice to applicants. Applicants can ask the Fund's project coordinator to view their application in advance. He can point out any ambiguities or missing information and suggest improvements before submitting to the jury. However, this does not in any way guarantee a positive evaluation of the project. That decision is made independently by the jury.

✉ kristof.polfliet [at] fondspascaldecroos.org (kristof[dot]polfliet[at]fondspascaldecroos[dot]org)
☎ +32 2 726 97 88

 

Better Journalism in the Digital Age

2012-03-08

In February 2010 the Carnegie UK Trust appointed Blair Jenkins as a ‘Carnegie Fellow’ to investigate how better news media can be delivered in the digital age. The results of Jenkins' investigation have now been published in a sharp report: 'Better Journalism in the Digital Age'.

 

Next deadline: 22 October

2013-08-29

The next deadline for working grant applications will be Tuesday 22 October 2013, at 11.59 pm. As always, all types of investigative journalism projects for audiovisual or print media are eligible: documentaries, series of articles, books...

euronews selects Headline NFP

2011-06-14

BRUSSELS - Yesterday evening on June 14, EU-Commissioner Viviane Reding officially opened the brand new euronews office in Brussels. euronews is the leading international news channel covering world news from a European perspective. Moreover it dedicates significant slots to EU current affairs. To allow for direct reporting from the capital of the European Union, euronews decided to set up a studio and editorial office in Brussels.