The deadline for DIG Awards, which recognise the best investigative stories in video and audio formats, has been extended.
Reporters who use video and audio to investigate current social, economic, technological, environmental and political issues can apply for the awards.
The awards are in 3 main categories: Video (open to documentaries and films), Audio (open to podcasts and radio productions) and the Pitch (open to video projects still in development and production phase).
Freelancers, broadcasters, media companies, newspapers and magazines both online and in print, radio stations, agencies, platforms, consortia, associations, and production companies can apply.
While submissions for the audio and pitch categories are free of charge, applicants will pay entry fee of €20 for each submission in all video categories.
The DIG Pitch awards up to €15,000 in funding but other categories awards non-monetary prizes.
The deadline for video and audio categories is now June 22, 2023 while the deadline for the pitch award category remains July 15, 2023.
MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA
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DEADLINE: ROLLING — The O’Shaughnessy Fellowship is a one-year programme open to innovative creators around the world. APPLY HERE
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Grants for underreported stories in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pulitzer Center is offering global reporting grants
DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media, from global health to climate change. APPLY HERE
Call for applications: RCDIJ Africa Fund
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Mongabay seeks pitches from journalists
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Unbias the News seeks pitches on underreported stories
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African curators can submit entries for this fellowship
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Early career journalists can apply for Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship
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Apply for AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
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Norbert Zongo African Prize opens to African investigative journalists
DEADLINE: AUGUST 15, 2023 —African investigative journalists in print, radio, television and online media can apply for the African Journalism Prize of Investigation Norbert Zongo (PAJI-NZ). APPLY HERE
Photojournalists can apply for Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant
DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2023 — Young and emerging photographers are invited to submit applications for the 2023 Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant. APPLY HERE
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