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DEADLINE: GHHIN/EJN Extreme Heat Photo Contest

"The Global Heat Health Information Network, in partnership with Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN), is launching a global photography competition to showcase the real impacts of extreme heat, and the ways communities around the world are responding to it. "This competition seeks original, compelling photographs that capture the human, environmental, and infrastructural impacts of extreme

DEADLINE: Civic Science Media Funding Opportunity

"Amidst declining public trust in science, civic science media offers a transformative approach to journalism. It moves beyond one-way information dissemination to foster multi-way conversations involving scientists, journalists, and the communities directly affected by scientific advancements. This collaborative model aims to make the public active shapers of the scientific narrative, addressing real-world challenges like climate

DEADLINE: USC Annenberg Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship

"From the Los Angeles wildfires to Hurricane Helene, we live in an era of mega-disasters and other climate change effects that have enormous implications for health and well-being. The Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship supports ambitious investigative or explanatory projects about health in the context of wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, extreme heat and other disastrous

DEADLINE: NASW Travel Fellowship for Indigenous Journalists

The National Association of Science Writers (NASW), an organization of 2,400 journalists, authors, editors, producers, public information officers, students, and people who write and produce material intended to inform the public about science, health, engineering, and technology, is proud to offer up to three travel grants to support the attendance of Indigenous journalists and communicators

DEADLINE: Covering Climate Now Academy

"The Covering Climate Now Academy is a free, live online course for journalists looking to strengthen their climate skills. From September to December 2025, you’ll join a cohort of journalists from around the world to explore key climate topics, from science and justice to health, diplomacy and misinformation, through interactive and practical sessions."

DEADLINE: Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Fellowships

"The Pulitzer Center invites applications to join the third cohort of the Ocean Reporting Network (ORN), a fellowship program that gives professional journalists the opportunity to spend up to a year working on an in-depth or investigative ocean story. "We welcome ambitious proposals on the main ocean threats of climate change. We continue to seek

DEADLINE: Fetisov Journalism Awards

"The mission of Fetisov Journalism Awards is to promote universal human values such as honesty, justice, courage and nobility through the example of outstanding journalists from all over the world as their dedicated service and commitment contribute to changing the world for the better." There are four categories: contribution to peace, contribution to civil rights,

DEADLINE: Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grants and Mentorships

"Vital Impacts is dedicated to supporting visual storytellers who capture compelling, solutions-focused environmental stories at the local level. We are excited to offer one (1) $20,000 grant and six (6) $5,000 grants to help bring these vital stories to life. "Grant recipients will have twelve months to develop their projects, with support from Vital Impacts

DEADLINE: SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

"The Society of Environmental Journalists' annual awards honor the best environmental journalism in 10 categories. $500 for first-place winners; $250 for second-place winners in all categories." Includes a Student Reporting category and, for the "best of the best" winner, $10,000 and travel expenses covered for SEJ's annual conference. Deadlines: Sept. 2 (regular); Sept. 16 (late,

DEADLINE: NWF Garden for Wildlife Photo Contest

"This contest celebrates the power of photography to communicate the importance of supporting wildlife where people live. Whether that is in a local park, community greenspace, balcony garden, or even your very own backyard, we want to see your photos!" Open to all photographers worldwide. Includes a youth category (13-17 years old). Prizes: Grand Prize:

DEADLINE: British Journalism Awards

Celebrating the best journalism produced for a U.K. audience, the British Journalism Awards are open to all publishers and journalists in print, broadcast, or online media. The awards acknowledge and recognize great journalism that is revelatory and has a real world impact. Categories include the energy & environment, health & life sciences, photojournalism, technology and

DEADLINE: Science Fiction Writing Contest — Write Before Midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ short fiction contest will be judged by renowned American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson. No entry fee. Cash prizes. "Submitted stories can be about any of the existential threats the Bulletin covers: nuclear weapons, climate change, biological and chemical weapons, artificial intelligence, killer robots, doomsday drone submarines, bioengineered

DEADLINE: National Press Foundation Awards

The National Press Foundation awards are open to journalists across the media spectrum. Winners will receive cash prizes and are honored at the NPF Journalism Awards Dinner. The awards have different criteria. NEW: U.S. Chamber Award for Excellence in Local Business Reporting; $10,000 The Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade; $10,000 The Benjamin

DEADLINE: Reed Environmental Writing Award

The Southern Environmental Law Center's annual Reed Environmental Writing Award "seeks to enhance public awareness of the value and vulnerability of the South’s natural treasures by giving special recognition to writers who most effectively tell the stories about the region’s environment." There are two categories, each with a $2,500 prize: Book, for works of nonfiction

DEADLINE: The Alicia Patterson Foundation Program

"The Alicia Patterson Foundation Program was established in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, who was editor and publisher of Newsday for nearly 23 years before her death in 1963. One-year and six-month grants are awarded to working journalists to pursue independent projects of significant interest and to write articles based on their investigations for

DEADLINE: Western Journalism and Media Fellowship — Bill Lane Center for the American West

"The Bill Lane Center for the American West has been supporting journalism about the West and its environment for more than a decade. Our Western Media Fellowships provide opportunities for journalists working in all kinds of media — newspapers, magazines, radio, television, online, multimedia, video, film, data visualization and mapping, and books. "The fellowship enables

DEADLINE: Scientific Outreach Grants

"The Biochemical Society supports public engagement and outreach activities that communicate the excitement of molecular bioscience to young people and the community." Two tiers of funding are available: Up to £1,000 for one-off, smaller events Up to £2,500 for repeat, scalable and sustainable events Note: The date of the event/activity must be at least six

DEADLINE: Neal Peirce Foundation Journalism Travel Grants

"We support journalists in covering under-told stories about ways to make cities and their metro regions work better for all their people. An ideal project for us to support is one where a journalist aims to inform a critical local debate by reporting on how a promising approach in another city is working. Our travel grants of