DEADLINE: Fellowships To Attend the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference

The Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) is the premier international gathering of investigative and data journalists, held once every two years. In 2025, the conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from November 20-24, and is being co-hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) and Malaysiakini, an independent online news outlet created in 1999 that has been recognized both locally and internationally for its contributions to the media landscape, commitment to press freedom, and in-depth reporting. The conference venue is the world-class Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

For more information and updates about GIJC25, visit our conference website.

GIJC25 will feature over 150 state-of-the-art expert panels, cutting-edge workshops, and the best networking in the business. We’ll cover online search techniques, best practices for cross-border collaboration, exiled media tips and tools, and more. We’ll be hosting top journalists who have developed innovative uses of technology to hold powers to account, and others who have worked in environments with press freedom limitations and refined techniques to continue investigating while maintaining high standards and reducing risks. There will be experts on satellites, artificial intelligence, climate change, and data journalism, among others. It will also be a unique opportunity to network and collaborate with your colleagues from over 100 countries.

With the support of our sponsors and partners, the conference is offering fellowships (travel, lodging, meals, conference registration) to journalists from the Global South, and those from historically underrepresented groups, to participate in this prestigious event. Competition is keen, so you need to convince us that you will make great use of the training that GIJC25 offers.

Eligibility:

• Open to full-time print, online, television, video, radio, documentary, and multimedia journalists, including full-time freelance journalists, in developing or transitioning countries;
• Experience in investigative or data journalism a plus;
• We prioritize journalists from the Global South, and those from historically underrepresented groups. See a full list of eligible countries. If you are unable to cover the cost to attend the conference, and are from a country that is not part of this list, apply anyway and tell us more information at the end of the form under “Additional Notes”.

Deadline: January 31, 2025

Details and application.