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  • DEADLINE: Doc Society Climate Story Fund

    "The Doc Society Climate Story Fund supports compelling independent non-fiction and impact strategies from around the world that help audiences envision the just transition and activate them to make these visions a reality. The Fund provides grants of up to USD 125,000 to support non-fiction projects in late production and the implementation of impact campaigns

  • DEADLINE: Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship

    "The Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship provides an unrivalled opportunity for an exceptional early career journalist: a nine-month fellowship with Durham University and Reuters to undertake an investigative project. The

  • DEADLINE: African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award

    "The African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award is the continent’s premier investigative journalism award. Hosted by the Wits Centre for Journalism and supported by Absa Africa, the award recognises outstanding and impactful investigative reporting from across Africa. "The prizemoney includes US$5000 for the winner, US$2000 for the runner-up, while the flights and accommodation costs

  • DEADLINE: Tarbell Grants for AI Journalism

    "As artificial intelligence grows more influential, the companies building it and the policymakers regulating it warrant the kind of scrutiny that journalism exists to provide. We believe rigorous, independent reporting serves the public interest—demystifying technical developments, following the money, and documenting what happens when these systems enter the real world. "Tarbell offers grants of $1,000–$20,000

  • DEADLINE: IWMF Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism

    "Kari Howard loved stories that left readers feeling as though they had just met a new friend. Writers fortunate enough to work with her as their editor found themselves challenged to weave the music of everyday life and the passion of extraordinary love into the fabric of stories illuminating the most important issues of the

  • DEADLINE: EJN Story Grants to Report on Asia’s Endangered Apes

    "As part of EJN’s Empowering Media for the Conservation of Apes in Africa and Asia, we will award up to 10 story grants to journalists in Asian range countries seeking to report on the threats faced by apes (in the wild and in captivity), and the conservation solutions that must be scaled to safeguard animal,

  • DEADLINE: Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling

    "Journalists who are redefining how stories are told for digital audiences are invited to apply for the 2026 Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling, a $1,000 prize and national recognition from the National Press Club Journalism Institute. "This annual design award recognizes visual journalism that pushes the boundaries of storytelling beyond text and

  • DEADLINE: USC Annenberg Data Fellowship

    "Our Data Fellowship offers journalists an opportunity to transform their reporting by training them to 'interview the data' as if it were a human source. They finish the five-month program equipped with the tools to find and obtain data and perform analyses that can yield new and important investigative insights. As part of the program,

  • DEADLINE: Barlett & Steele Awards

    "The Barlett and Steele Awards, named in honor of renowned investigative business journalists Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele ... have two categories: one for news organizations with a national or global audience and one for publications with a regional or local focus. Additionally, an award will be given to an Outstanding Young Journalist

  • DEADLINE: Editing Forensics: Hands-On Workshop to Strengthen Editing and Writing

    "This immersive, hands-on training demystifies science editing. It equips editors with the tools to interpret, select, and plan stories, address common issues in drafts, coach and communicate effectively with writers, and edit with equity and inclusion in mind. The in-person context offers opportunities for hands-on practice, peer collaboration, and practical problem solving." When: Friday, August 21,

  • DEADLINE: AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards

    "Since their inception in 1945, the AAAS Science Journalism Awards have honored distinguished reporting on science by professional journalists. The awards, an internationally recognized measure of excellence in science journalism,

  • DEADLINE: Investigation Grants for Environmental Journalism in Europe

    "This Journalismfund.eu's Environmental Investigative Journalism programme supports cross-border teams of professional journalists and/or news outlets investigating illegal, unreported, and unregulated environmental issues linked to European interests, both within and beyond

  • DEADLINE: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

    "The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. Big Sky offers an ideal setting for filmmakers to premiere new work and

  • DEADLINE: Inside Climate News Fellowships

    "Inside Climate News is accepting applications for the Fall 2026 Fellowships, focusing on climate, environment and environmental justice reporting. "The part-time fellowships, which require a commitment of 10 hours per