Awards

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 […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 20, 2025 — Undergraduate students are invited to submit entries for the 4th national essay competition of the Champions Educational Foundation (CEF). The annual national essay competition is part of the CEF’s mission […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2025 — The International News Media Association (INMA) Global Media Awards competition is currently open for entries. The competition is open to newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations and networks, news Web […]

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2025 — UNESCO is accepting nominations for the 2025 edition of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. The $25,000 annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organisation or […]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 30, 2025 — The Sidney Hillman Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Hillman Prizes for Journalism. Hillman Prize winners will be awarded a $5,000 honorarium and a certificate. The contest is […]