Awards

Youths Digest seeks entries for 2026 Campus Journalism Awards

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 23, 2026 — The Youths Digest Campus Journalism Initiative is accepting applications for the 2026 Campus Journalism Awards (CJA 2026).

Applications are open to all currently enrolled students of tertiary institutions.

This year’s edition is themed “Reporting Elections, Defending Rights: The Role of Campus Journalists in Strengthening Democracy and Building Public Trust.”

The award categories include:

  • Print Journalism
  • Online Journalism
  • Photojournalism
  • Investigative Journalism
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Sports Journalism
  • Gender Reporting
  • Fact-Checking
  • Campus Publication
  • Data Journalism.

Applicants are expected to provide their full name, course of study, institution, award category, date of entry, entry link or material and a summary of the work via the online form.

Print and broadcast entries are to be submitted through awards@youthdigest.org.

The new deadline for applications is October 23, 2026.

APPLY HERE

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

Managing editor (Africa) needed at Mongabay

DEADLINE: ROLLING — Mongabay, a leading environmental science and conservation news organisation, is inviting applications for the position of Managing Editor (Africa). APPLY HERE

Remote social media assistant internship at Hope for HIV/AIDS International

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 26, 2026 — Hope for HIV/AIDS International invites applications worldwide for its Remote Social Media Assistant Internship. APPLY HERE

Fund for Investigative Journalism offering grants to journalists, media outlets

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 — Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets can apply for grants at the Fund for Investigative Journalism to produce impactful investigations. APPLY HERE

Pulitzer Centre will fund investigative stories on science misinformation

DEADLINE: ROLLING — The Pulitzer Centre is offering grants for in-depth and investigative stories related to science misinformation, science denial, and the spread of pseudoscience. APPLY HERE

Grants for underreported stories in Sub-Saharan Africa

DEADLINE: ROLLING — The Pulitzer Centre is offering grants for underreported stories in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proposals should focus on issues such as water and sanitation, land degradation and coastal erosion, education, maternal health, and climate resilience. APPLY HERE

Pulitzer Center is offering global reporting grants

DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Pulitzer Centre’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 

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