1️⃣ Creative Europe: Journalism Partnerships Call for Proposals
Strengthen independent, cross-border journalism collaborations
🔹 Programme: Creative Europe (Cross-sectoral strand)
🔹 Total budget: €13.8M
🔹 Funding per project: Up to €2M for 2-year projects
🔹 Eligible applicants: Legal entities (public or private bodies, media organisations, NGOs, training organisations), forming consortia of at least 3 partners from 3 eligible countries.
🔹 Focus: investigative journalism, data-driven reporting, newsroom innovation, media pluralism
🗓 Deadline: 4 February 2026
More information: Journalism Partnerships – Collaborations (2026)
2️⃣ 9th Cohesion Policy – REGIO Media Call 2026
Funding for Media content highlighting EU Cohesion Policy
🔹 Programme: Information Measures for the EU Cohesion policy (IMREG)
🔹 Total budget: €3.5M
🔹 Eligible applicants: media outlets, universities, public/private organisations, creative agencies
🔹 Focus: Creating independent media content to promote and highlight the impact of EU Cohesion Policy.
🗓 Deadline: 15 January 2026
🔹 Programme: Information Measures for the EU Cohesion policy (IMREG)
🔹 Total budget: €3.5M
🔹 Eligible applicants: media outlets, universities, public/private organisations, creative agencies
🔹 Focus: Creating independent media content to promote and highlight the impact of EU Cohesion Policy.
🗓 Deadline: 15 January 2026
More information: EU Funding & Tenders Portal
Two new Calls, launched by the European Commission, are now open, offering funding for Independent Cross-border Journalism and Media projects. Specifically: