Awards

Apply for New Media Writing Prize

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 25, 2022 — Applicants can submit entries for the New Media Writing Prize that rewards the best new media work.

Students, professionals, artists, writers, developers, designers and enthusiasts across the world can participate in the competition.

The winning work in each category will receive the following prize:

• The Chris Meade Memorial UK New Media Writing Prize: £1000

• The Student Award: TBD

• The Opening Up Award: £500

• The Digital Journalism Award: £500 and a year’s FIPP membership

Entries could be a short story, novel, poem, narrative game, documentary, or transmedia work using words, images, film or animation with audience interaction, and must be in English.

The deadline for entries is November 25th, 2022 while the deadline for the Writing Magazine Student Award is December 20, 2022.

APPLY HERE

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

Pulitzer Center is offering global reporting grants

DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media, from global health to climate change. APPLY HERE 

Call for applications: RCDIJ Africa Fund

DEADLINE: ROLLING —The RCDIJ Africa Fund is currently open for applications from journalists across Africa. APPLY HERE

Mongabay seeks pitches from journalists

DEADLINE: ROLLING — Mongabay seeks story pitches from journalists interested in writing about carbon credits, offsets or markets. APPLY HERE

Unbias the News seeks pitches on underreported stories

DEADLINE: ROLLING — Unbias the News is accepting pitches on underreported stories with global relevance. APPLY HERE

AIPS Sport Media Awards open for entries 

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 14, 2022 —The fifth edition of the most prestigious sports journalism award, the AIPS Sport Media Awards, is open for entries. APPLY HERE 

Vacancy for Senior Communications Associate 

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2022 —The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is currently accepting applications for the position of a Senior Communications Associate. APPLY HERE 

Fellowship seeks projects related to democracy

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 17, 2022 —Practitioners from developing democracies and non-democratic countries can apply for the 2023-2024 Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Programme. APPLY HERE

African Health Report is hiring editor, reporters, web manager 

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 20, 2022 —The African Health Report (AHR) seeks applications for the positions of an Editor, Website Manager, Reporters. APPLY HERE

True Story Award opens for entries 

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 23, 2022 —The 2023 True Story Award is open to all journalists from around the world who produce written reportage. APPLY HERE 

Awards for travel photographer of the year

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 25, 2022 — The Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) 2021 Awards are currently open for entries. APPLY HERE

Fellowship for early-career science journalists

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2022 — The Open Notebook (TON) is accepting applications for the 2023 fellowship programme for early-career science journalists. APPLY HERE 

Chevening scholarships open for applications

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2022 — Applications are open for fully-funded Chevening Scholarships to study for one-year master’s degrees at UK universities. APPLY HERE 

Call for entries: Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards 2022

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 6, 2022 —Mainstream and online journalists can submit entries for the Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards 2022. APPLY HERE

Journalism fellowship examines professional ethics

DEADLINE: JANUARY 3, 2023 —Applications are invited for the 2023 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). APPLY HERE

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