Awards

DEADLINE: AUGUST 11, 2023 — The Young Journalist Award by Thomson Foundation is currently open for entries. The young journalist award is an opportunity for journalists aged 30 and under to demonstrate a wealth of […]

JULY 31, 2023 — Photographers in Nigeria can apply for Wiki Loves Earth, an international photography competition to promote natural heritage sites around the world. For the photography competition, applicants are to find a natural […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2023 — The annual Hostwriter Award for outstanding collaborative journalism is currently open for entries. There are two categories for the Hostwriter Award, namely the Story Prize and Pitch Prize. The Hostwriter […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2023 —The National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ) is accepting entries for the Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability. The award is the only professional journalism contest […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2023 — The Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation) is accepting applications for the inaugural Africa Science Journalism Awards (ASJA). The science journalism awards aim to honour excellent reporting on science and […]

DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2023 —The Wikimedia Foundation seeks applications from African journalists for its Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards. The journalism awards aim to celebrate the contributions of journalists in Africa who prioritise diversity, equity […]

DEADLINE: JUNE 14, 2023 — The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF) has extended the submission deadline for the 2023 Awards in International Journalism. The international journalism awards honour excellence in courageous reporting of conflict, corruption, […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 —African journalists can submit entries for the second edition of the Emerging Health Technologies Media Award of Excellence. The Award focuses on emerging health technologies prioritised by the African Union as […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 15, 2023 —African investigative journalists in print, radio, television and online media can apply for the African Journalism Prize of Investigation Norbert Zongo (PAJI-NZ). The Norbert Zongo National Press Center (CNP-NZ) and the […]