Awards

DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2025 — The African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award is currently open for entries. This award recognises outstanding investigative reporting from across Africa that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account, […]

DEADLINE: JULY 20, 2025 — The annual “Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads” International Photo Contest is currently open for entries. The photo contest offers an exciting opportunity for young people from all over the world […]

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 — Submissions are now open for the 2025 Fetisov Journalism Awards. Professional and freelance journalists can apply. The overall prize fund for this competition is 520,000 CHF. A monetary prize pool […]

DEADLINE: JULY 20, 2025 — Applications are open for the 2025 Save the Children Global Media Awards, which celebrate excellence in journalism for child rights. The competition is open to professional journalists from around the […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 5, 2025 — The 2025 Photography 4 Humanity global competition is now open for submissions. The award seeks the best climate justice photography. The winning entry will receive the Photography 4 Humanity Global […]

DEADLINE: JULY 4, 2025 — African journalists can apply for the 2025 Africa Science Journalism Awards (ASJA), which celebrate excellence in health, science and development reporting across the continent. Winners will receive monetary prizes ranging […]

Submissions are now open for the 2025 DIG Awards, an annual international competition for the best journalistic investigations and reportages in video and audio format. The competition is organised by DIG Documentari Inchieste Giornalismi – […]

DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2025 — The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is accepting applications for the Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Reporters doing work for independent news organisations around the world can apply […]

DEADLINE: JUNE 16, 2025 — Entries are now open for the 2025 Global Youth and News Media Prize. This year’s Journalism Award spotlights great youth collaborations that contribute to the survival of local news outlets. […]

DEADLINE: MAY 25, 2025 — Applications have been extended for the 2025 UN SDG Action Awards for initiatives and committed individuals who use creativity and innovation for a more sustainable, equitable and peaceful world. The […]