The Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) Climate Investigations Training Scholarship 2026 for experienced journalists.

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Application Deadline: 11 February, 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 CIJ Climate Investigations Training Scholarship. The CIJ is looking for 10 experienced journalistswho want to upskill and use investigative techniques to produce deeper and more impactful climate-focused investigations.

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.

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must be an early-mid career journalist who lives and works in any country in the geographical continent of Africa, the Latin America region (the geographical entities within South & Central America and the Caribbean countries), the West Asia region (comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE, and Yemen) and South Asia region (comprising Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka).
• Applicants must be an investigative journalist, with at least some experience in working on environmental or climate issues. Applicants without the experience should have a demonstrable interest in environmental or climate reporting.
• Applicants must have a good working knowledge of English i.e. at an Advanced or Professional Working Proficiency level in Reading, Listening and Speaking contexts.
• Commitment to attending all modules of the CIC.

Time Commitment

The scholarship entails full commitment towards the 24.5 hours hands-on training in 4 modules namely:

• Climate Investigation Fundamentals
• Investigating Climate Finance
• Data-Driven Climate Investigations
• ECOSINT: Environmental and Climate Open Source Intelligence.

Application Timeline:

• Application opens: 12 January 2026
• Application deadline: 11 February, 23:59 BST (UK time)
• Offers to successful applicants made by: 25 February 2026
• CIC Spring training starts: 11 March 2026
• CIC Spring training ends: 7 May 2026

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Climate Investigations Training Scholarship