Awards

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2021 — Applications for Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling 2021 are currently open. The competition will honour two award winners who published groundbreaking journalistic work between December 1, 2019 […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 3, 2021 — Submission for This is Gender, the global photography competition hosted by Global Health 50/50, is now ongoing. Photographers are invited to submit photographs that explore the diverse ways in which […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 12, 2021 — World Press Photo Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2021 Digital Storytelling Contest for visual creators and storytellers worldwide. The 2021 Digital Storytelling Contest marks the 11th edition of […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 30, 2021 — Call for Entries for the 2021 Hillman Prizes is now open. Newspaper and magazine columnists, TV and radio presenters, podcasters, blogs, and bloggers can apply. Winners will be awarded travel […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2021 ― The Sigma Awards, sponsored by the Google News Initiative, is currently accepting entries for data journalism across the world. The competition will highlight the best data journalism done about the pandemic and […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2021 ― The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has called for entries for the 2021 COMESA Media Awards. The annual Award recognizes and rewards journalists who have contributed to regional […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 12, 2020 ― 2021 World Press Photo Contest is currently accepting entries in the following categories: Contemporary Issues, Environment, General News, Long-Term Projects, Nature, Portraits, Sports, and Spot News. The winners of the World […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 3, 2021 ― #PreventEpidemicsNaija has called for applications from interested journalists across Nigeria for its maiden journalism award. The award is open to journalists and social media influencers who have published stories in print/digital […]

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2020 ― The Mobile Photo Awards is currently accepting entries from photographers and artists all over the world. The annual award which is the longest-running international competition is open exclusively to photographs shot […]

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2020 – All journalists in Nigeria can apply for the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Migration Reporter Competition. Interested participants da apply by sending previously unpublished or published materials to compete for […]