Awards

February 23, 2024

DEADLINE: SND Best of News Design Creative Competition

Sponsored by the Society for News Design and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, this annual competition recognizes excellence in news design, graphics and photography. Deadline is Feb 23, 2024.

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March 8, 2024

DEADLINE: Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Reporting

Sponsored by the National Press Foundation, this award offers a $2,500 prize and citation for best analysis, commentary or reporting on energy, natural resources and the environment to a US-based journalist. Deadline is Mar 8, 2024.

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January 20, 2024

DEADLINE: Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is accepting nominations until Jan 20, 2024, for work encouraging fairness in news coverage by American journalists and news organizations. Winner receives $10,000; second and third receive $1,000.

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January 19, 2024

DEADLINE: Fund for Environmental Journalism (FEJ) Grant Opportunity

Jan 19 is the extended deadline for the next round of SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism story grants. Journalism projects must cover the clean energy transition in the U.S. Grants up to $5000; stipends up to $2500 for nonprofit news staffers or freelancers.

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February 8, 2013

DEADLINE: AP-Google Journalism & Technology Scholarship

The Associated Press and Google offer a national scholarship program intended to foster digital and new media skills in student journalists. The Online News Association, the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists, administers the program. Applicants must be U.S. citizens at least 18 years old. Feb 8, 2013 deadline.

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April 13, 2012

DEADLINE: Seventh Annual Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition (2011-12)

The U.S. Constitution has long been interpreted by the courts and understood by most Americans to support comprehensive environmental protections. However, arguments questioning the constitutional legitimacy of environmental law have continued to gain traction in the federal courts. In response to this trend, ELI, ABA SEER’s Constitutional Environmental Law Committee, and NAELS invite law students to submit papers exploring current issues of constitutional environmental law. Deadline: April 13, 2012.

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June 30, 2024

DEADLINE: Evert Clark / Seth Payne Award for a Young Science Journalist

The Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award recognizes outstanding reporting and writing in any field of science by science writers age 30 or younger. Winner will receive $1,000 and expenses to attend the annual ScienceWriters meeting. Deadline: June 30 annually.

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December 8, 2023

DEADLINE: Science Writers and Communicators of Canada's Book Awards

SWCC honors outstanding contributions to Canadian science writing with cash prizes of $1,000 in two categories (children and general public), as well as the $500 Paradigm Prize for Underrepresented Perspectives in Science Writing, selected from the shortlist of finalists. Deadline: Dec 8, 2023.

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March 22, 2024

DEADLINE: Indigenous Media Awards

The Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) annually recognizes excellence in covering Indian Country by Indigenous and non-Indigenous journalists across the U.S. and Canada, including students. Deadline: Mar 22, 2024.

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February 15, 2024

DEADLINE: NABJ's Salute to Excellence National Media Awards

NABJ recognizes journalism that best covers the Black experience or addresses issues affecting the worldwide Black community. Many categories include a specialty for environment/health/medical issues. Deadline: Feb 15, 2024.

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