Awards

The 2024 festival is scheduled for Sep 20-27 in Perm, Russia. Documentary filmmakers worldwide may submit new full- or short-length films directed in 2023 or 2024. Entries must reflect the style of documentarian Robert Flaherty and his film "Nanook of the North." Cash prizes. Deadline: May 20.

The National Press Club offers five scholarships in 2024 for students pursuing journalism, high school to graduate studies, three supporting diversity in the field. Deadlines: Feb 18, Apr 10 and 14.

Planet Forward's Storyfest recognizes and rewards the best and most compelling student-told stories illuminating environmental issues and solutions. Winners travel to the Galápagos Islands with Lindblad Expeditions next July to see and report on the environment. Submissions due Feb 10, 2025.

MY EQUATOR Charity Social Support Fund's annual photo contest is open to photographers worldwide. Cash prizes in each category (includes a youth category, 13-17 years) and for photographer of the year. Enter by Mar 31, 2024.

CJF's 2024 awards and fellowship offerings include the Award for Climate Solutions Reporting, Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism, Black Journalism Fellowships, Indigenous Journalism Fellowships, Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award, Bursary for BIPOC Student Journalists and more. Enter by Jan 26.

The Pulitzer Prizes, established in 1917, are awarded annually in journalism, books and other categories. Deadline: Jul 15, 2024 for books published in the first half of 2024; final deadline Oct 15, 2024 for books. TBA, 2025 for journalism.

This Online News Association competition is for early-stage projects that experiment with immersive storytelling and advance best practices in the field. Winning projects will receive a share of $100,000. Deadline is Aug 20, 2020.

The American Society of Journalists and Authors' new awards program will recognize professional writers worldwide for their coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak. Submissions will be accepted until July 3, 2020.

InquireFirst is accepting applications for our Cross-Border Science Journalism Project, an initiative to promote collaborative cross-border science journalism in Latin America with up to $3,000USD in support. This is the second of three 2020 calls for proposals. Deadline for the cross-border project on conservation of water and/or the ocean is Jul 22.

Are you a photographer 18-25 years old? What ideas do you want to convey around the themes of conservation, biodiversity and sustainability of the natural world? Your fresh approach to this topic presenting your perspective in photographs and media could win you one of two $2,500 grants and mentorship.