Awards

DEADLINE: MARCH 20, 2025 — Journalists currently living and working in Africa can apply for the 2025 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. The BBC News Komla Dumor Award is for an outstanding individual who combines strong […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 20, 2025 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is inviting journalists and media professionals across the region to submit entries for the ECOWAS Media Excellence Awards 2025. This prestigious award, marking […]

DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2025 —The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) is accepting entries for the 2025 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award for outstanding mid-career science journalists. The science reporting award includes a […]

DEADLINE:  MARCH 31, 2025 — The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism recognises and rewards exceptional business journalism in Africa. The competition is open to African journalists in print, online, radio and TV media […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2025 — The International Women’s Fund for Journalism (IWMF) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Courage in Journalism Awards. Now in its 36th year, the annual Courage Awards are open to full-time […]

DEADLINE: MARCH 2, 2025 — Applications are currently open for the World Justice Project’s Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional Rule of Law Journalism. The $10,000 rule of law journalism prize is open to journalists anywhere […]

DEADLINE:  FEBRUARY 28, 2025 — Journalists can submit data projects published in 2024 for the Sigma Awards. The awards recognise the best data journalism around the world. Data projects for the Sigma awards must have […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 6, 2025 — The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) seeks nominations for the 2025 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards. The organisers seek nominees whose pioneering coverage or media innovations significantly impact the lives […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 19, 2025 — The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University seeks applications for the Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award. The Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award offers a grant of $12,500 […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 6, 2025 — Journalists and filmmakers can apply for the One World Media Awards 2025, which celebrates underreported stories from around the world. All entries should focus on stories, topics or issues in, about […]