Short Description: BIRN, in partnership with Arena for Journalism in Europe and with the support of ERSTE Foundation, invites journalists to apply for a grant to attend Dataharvest 2026, Europe’s leading conference on investigative, data, and collaborative journalism.

Target Group: Professional journalists, with a focus on freelance journalists and those working in small or independent media outlets.

Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia

Location: Mechelen, Belgium

Duration: 28–31 May 

Deadline: 2 February

Link for more information (BIRN).