Awards

KAS Media Africa’s 2026 Local Journalism Award

DEADLINE: JANUARY 5, 2026 — KAS Media Africa invites journalists to submit entries for the 2026 Local Journalism Award. The Award celebrates excellence in local reporting across Sub-Saharan Africa. Work must have been published in […]

Latest Opportunities

Journalists can apply for CCIJ’s environmental investigations across borders training

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20, 2025 — Journalists in Africa and Europe can apply for this training on environmental investigations by the Centre for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ). Tagged “Strengthening Environmental Investigations Across Borders”, the professional development […]

Awards

Solutions Journalism Network Awards open for nominations

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 27, 2026 — Journalists can submit entries for the Solutions Journalism Network Awards, which honour and celebrate outstanding examples of solutions journalism from around the world. The submission’s strength in meeting the four […]

Fellowships

Fellowship for health editors in Africa

DEADLINE: JANUARY 6, 2026 — Wikimidea and Wiki Health Africa is accepting applications for this fellowship for health editors in Africa. The fellowship is a capacity building of selected participants across different countries in Africa […]

Grants

UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund open for proposals

DEADLINE: JANUARY 2, 2026 — The Global Media Defence Fund of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is accepting proposals. This call seeks to provide financial support to local, regional, and global not-for-profit […]

Awards

Sigma Awards 2026 open for entries

DEADLINE: JANUARY 11, 2026 — Journalists can apply for the 2026 Sigma Awards, which celebrate the best data journalism from around the world. The competition has no categories, allowing journalists and newsrooms to submit their […]