Awards

The third annual Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards, presented with the Columbia Journalism Review, will recognize exemplary climate solutions reporting, effective public engagement and climate inequities coverage. Open to journalists worldwide, on any beat. No entry fee. Deadline: Mar 15, 2023.

Youth aged 13-17 are invited to enter this annual photo contest. Cash prizes plus a camera for the grand prize winner. Deadline: Apr 2, 2023.

The 2023 festival is scheduled for Sep 15-21 in Perm, Russia. Documentary filmmakers worldwide may submit new full- or short-length films released after January 1, 2022. Entries must reflect the style of documentarian Robert Flaherty and his film "Nanook of the North." Cash prizes. Deadline: May 10.

The National Press Club offers five scholarships in 2023 for students pursuing journalism, high school to graduate studies, three supporting diversity in the field. Deadlines: Feb 15, Mar 31 and Apr 15.

Storyfest recognizes and rewards the best and most compelling student-told stories illuminating environmental issues and solutions. Winners travel to either Iceland or the Galápagos with Lindblad Expeditions to see and report on the environment. Submissions due Feb 5, 2024.

MY EQUATOR Charity Social Support Fund's annual photo contest is open to photographers worldwide. US$1,000 first-place prizes in each category (includes a youth category, 13-17 years). US$2,000 for photographer of the year. Enter by Feb 28, 2023.

CJF's 2023 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 23.

The Pulitzer Prizes, established in 1917, are awarded annually in journalism, books and other categories. Deadline: Oct 13, 2023 for books; TBA 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.