CITE Investigative Journalism Grants 2026 – YOA

Deadline: October 2, 2026

Applications are open for the CITE Investigative Journalism Grants 2026. CITE invites journalists nationwide to submit investigative story proposals on points affecting communities throughout Zimbabwe. Proposals could also be submitted by journalists reporting independently or in collaboration with domestically based mostly journalists and group reporters.

The initiative helps robust native journalism that goes past reporting occasions to uncover new data, expose wrongdoing, maintain establishments and public officers accountable, and assist communities higher perceive how choices and public sources have an effect on their lives.

Benefits

• Successful proposals will likely be eligible for a grant of as much as US$800, relying on the standard, power and scope of the proposed investigation. The grant is meant to assist the reporting and manufacturing of the investigation.
• CITE will publish profitable investigations on its web site and social media platforms and distribute them via WhatsApp.
• CITE will even make the tales out there to native media retailers for wider publication. It will assist additional distribution and public engagement via its digital platforms, together with X Spaces the place acceptable.

Eligibility

• They are in search of unique, properly-researched and proof-based mostly investigative story concepts that handle points of great public curiosity.
• They are notably interested by investigations inspecting:
  • Corruption and abuse of public sources;
  • Failures in public service supply;
  • Accountability in native authorities and authorities departments;
  • Missing, misused or unaccounted-for public funds;
  • Irregularities in procurement and tender processes;
  • Conflicts of curiosity and abuse of workplace;
  • Weaknesses in public monetary administration; and
  • Other governance and accountability points involving the administration or use of public sources.
• They welcome investigations rooted in native communities that may reveal data that’s not already extensively identified or out there within the public area.

Application

Your submission ought to embrace:

• Story thought: Briefly clarify the difficulty you wish to examine, who or what’s concerned, why the story issues to the group, and what you count on the investigation might uncover.
• Work samples: Provide hyperlinks or copies of beforehand revealed journalism, ideally investigative or public-curiosity reporting.
• Editor’s assist: Include a letter or e-mail out of your editor confirming that your media organisation helps the proposed investigation.

Send your proposal to: [email protected] and [email protected]

For extra data, go to CITE Investigative Journalism Grants.