Climate Investigations Training Scholarship 2026

The Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) is now accepting applications for its Climate Investigations Training Scholarship 2026. This program is designed to equip journalists with practical investigative skills to address the climate crisis.

📖 About the CIJ Climate Investigations Training Scholarship

This scholarship builds on the success of CIJ's Open Climate Reporting Initiative (OCRI), which trained over 700 journalists across 58 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

In 2025, CIJ successfully ran three editions of the program, training 210 participants from regions including Africa, Australia, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The initiative has become one of CIJ's most sought-after training programs, helping journalists gain essential skills to investigate and report on climate change.

🎁 Benefits

Selected participants will receive:

• Full funding worth up to £2,638 to participate in the spring run of the CIC, scheduled from 11 March to 7 May, 2026.
• Access to tools for conducting deep investigative research into climate change.
• Training from experts on how to investigate and expose wrongdoing.
• Techniques to research and quantify accurate pictures of the climate situation and its impacts.
• Skill development for crafting impactful climate change and environmental stories to influence policy, regulation, or economic decisions.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be an early-mid career journalist living and working in one of the following regions:
  • Africa
  • Latin America (South & Central America and the Caribbean countries)
  • West Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE, and Yemen)
  • South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
• Be an investigative journalist with experience in environmental or climate issues, or demonstrate a strong interest in environmental or climate reporting.
• Have advanced or professional working proficiency in English (reading, listening, and speaking).
• Commit to attending all modules of the CIC program.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: 11 February, 2026
• To apply, visit the application portal.

🌐 Scholarship Details

For more information, view the official CIJ Climate Investigations Training Scholarship page.

This scholarship is an excellent opportunity for journalists passionate about climate change and investigative reporting to enhance their skills and make a meaningful impact. Don't miss the chance to apply!

• This second edition of the scholarship will provide 10 eligible journalists who are selected during the application phase with the opportunity to participate online in the spring run of the CIC worth up to £2,638, running on specific dates from 11 March to 7 May, 2026.
• The successful applicants will gain access to the tools needed to conduct deep investigative research into climate change; learn from experts how to investigate and expose wrongdoing; build techniques to research and quantify accurate pictures of the situation and the impact of other efforts; and develop their skills in crafting meaningful climate change/environmental stories to garner support for changes in policy, regulation, or economic actors’ decisions.