In the application, the applicant – or applicants – shall provide detailed information about what they intend to investigate and why, describe their starting point and aim for the investigation, a working
schedule, a budget and finally introduce themselves in short CV’s.

To receive support the investigations have to meet the following criteria:

1.      The investigation will reveal new, important information of obvious
public interest.

2.      The investigation can be local or trans-national and involve cooperation with investigative journalists from other countries.

3.      The investigation is based on firm publishing agreements with at least one and preferably several mass media.

4.      The investigative journalist(s) already have access to key information (relevant sources, case-stories and documents) and access to additional information is realistic.

5.      The investigation will not produce unacceptable risks to the journalists / media involved.

6.      The journalist(s) involved will work according to professional journalistic and ethical standards.

7.      Key results of the investigation will be published within a reasonably short timeframe.

8.      The journalists / editors involved in the investigation will subject their material to legal advisors before publishing to avoid unnecessary conflict with the law. The legal advisors will be appointed by and paid for by PAIR

 Application forms can be obtained by contacting. NC in Ghana Paa Kwesi Plange: paakwesi@yahoo.com, telephone: 0248698226 or Danish coordinator Anne Lea Landsted: Landsted@mail.dk.

Applications shall be sent to the national coordinator, NC, in Ghana: Paa Kwesi Plange, who will screen them to ensure they contain the necessary information before passing them on to the committee in Denmark.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the National Coordinator.

Deadline: March 1st, 2010