2020-04-02

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, May 3, 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, 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

 

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