Awards

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 7, 2024 — Photographers can submit entries for the 2024 Contemporary African Photography (CAP) Prize. Photographs must have been taken in an African country or deal with a diaspora of an African country. […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2024 — UNESCO invites Member States to nominate candidates for the 2024 edition of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. The press freedom prize is awarded annually to a person, organisation […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 11, 2024 — Professional photographers in the field of photojournalism or documentary photography can submit entries to the 2024 World Press Photo Contest. The annual World Press Photo Contest recognises and celebrates the […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 17, 2024 — Data journalists can apply for the 2024 Sigma Awards, which celebrates the best data journalism from around the world. There’s a US$5,000 cash prize that will be split among winners. […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 26, 2024 — News media companies and entities affiliated with the news media industry can submit entries for the International News Media Association (INMA) Global Media Awards. The INMA Global Media Awards recognise […]

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20, 2023 — Journalists are invited for the second edition of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Media Africa Award for Local Journalism. The local journalism award recognises the importance of local news. We […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2024 — Entries are invited for the Chris Meade Memorial UK New Media Writing Prize (NMWP), an international event that  encourages and promotes the best in new-media writing. The organisers are looking […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 22, 2024 — The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University invites applications for the Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award. The literary reporting award offers grant to early-career nonfiction writers who […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 22, 2024 — The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) seeks entries for the Mark of Excellence Awards, which honour the best in student journalism.­ The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and […]

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 17, 2023 —Women photojournalists can nominate themselves for the 2024 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), through the photojournalism award, celebrates the courageous work of women photojournalists […]