AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
The American Association for the Advancement of Science awards recognize outstanding reporting for a general audience and honor individuals (rather than institutions, publishers or employers) for their coverage of the sciences, engineering and mathematics (excluding health and clinical medicine). Winners are selected based on scientific accuracy, initiative, originality, clarity of interpretation and value in fostering a better understanding of science by the public. Work must be published or broadcast in U.S. media outlets between July 1 and June 30. Categories: Large Newspaper, Small Newspaper, Magazine, Television — Spot News/Feature Reporting, Television — In-depth Reporting, Radio, and Online. The Children's Science News category is open to journalists worldwide, for work distributed via any medium. Entries may include stories on life, physical and social sciences; engineering and mathematics; and policy issues that are grounded in science or technology. Entries should be intended for general, nontechnical audiences. $3000 cash prizes in each category. Visit website for contest rules. Sponsored by The Kavli Foundation.
Contact: Office of Public Programs
American Association for the Advancement of Science
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC. 20005
202-326-6440
media@aaas.org
Deadline: Postmarked by or on August 1, 2011
AIP Science Writing Award
The American Institute of Physics rewards excellent science communication in print and broadcast media which is intended for and improves the general public's appreciation of physics, astronomy and allied science fields. Entries must have been published between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010. Winning author receives $3,000, an engraved Windsor Chair, and certificate of recognition. Publisher receives a certificate honoring the publication in which the work appeared. AIP pays the winning author's travel expenses to receive the award.
Contact: American Institute of Physics
Media & Government Relations Division
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3843
301-209-3100
aipinfo@aip.org
Deadline: April 16, 2011
APA Journalism Awards
The American Planning Association's annual competition, with prizes of $200 awarded to individuals in each of three classes, honors newspapers "for public service rendered in the advancement of city and regional planning through outstanding journalism". Articles must be published during the previous calendar year. Open to all North American newspapers. Nomination may be made by an editor, publisher, or any other person.
Contact: Sylvia Lewis
American Planning Association
122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603
312-431-9100
Deadline: This competition will not be held in 2011.
Amnesty International Canada Media Awards
Amnesty International Canada recognizes journalists for excellence in covering human rights stories. The awards are presented annually in memory of John Humphrey, principal author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and are given in 3 categories: national print — including newspapers and magazines; video and audio — television or radio / news and documentaries; local/ alternative — covering newspapers, internet sites and magazines; and online.
Contact: Beth Berton-Hunter, Media Relations
Amnesty International Canada
416-363-9933, ext. 332
Deadline: October 15, 2010
Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism
The James Aronson Award Committee annually honors courageous, passionate journalism that measures business, governmental and social affairs against clear ideals of the common good. Of particular interest is work examining persistent, systemic social problems. Winning stories might scrutinize discrimination, economic injustice, civil liberties, free expression. The Aronson Awards also include a companion social justice graphics award. Entries to the social justice journalism award should have appeared in U.S. newspapers, magazines, newsletters or Internet publications. Entry fees apply.
Contact: Peter Parisi, Department of Film & Media Studies
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
212-772-5041
Deadline: January 11, 2012
Bastiat Prize for Journalism
The annual Bastiat Prize for Journalism, administered by the International Policy Network since 2002, was inspired by the 19th-century French philosopher and journalist Frédéric Bastiat. The prize was developed to encourage and reward writers whose published works promote the institutions of a free society: limited government, rule of law brokered by an independent judiciary, protection of private property, free markets, free speech, and sound science. The prize (a total of USD $18,000) will be divided between First, Second and Third placed authors — and it will be awarded to the entry that best embodies the spirit, intellect and wit of philosopher and journalist Bastiat. Submissions are invited by all writers from all countries. Previous finalists and winners include Mary Anastasia O'Grady of The Wall Street Journal, George Kerevan from The Scotsman, Munir Attaullah (Pakistan), and Rakesh Wadhwa (Nepal), Robert Guest of The Economist, WSJ Europe's Brian Carney, British freelancer Stephen Pollard, Ms. Shlaes and Sauvik Chakraverti of the Economic Times of India.
Contact: Marco Desena, Bastiat Prize Administrador
International Policy Network
3rd Floor, Bedford Chambers, The Piazza, Covent Garden
London WC2E 8HA UK
4420 7836 0750
info@bastiatprize.org
Deadline: August 15, 2011
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
Awarded by the New York Public Library to the author(s) of outstanding, full-length books resulting from print, broadcast, or electronic journalism that impacts public consciousness and policy around an important current issue. Winner receives a $15,000 prize; $1,000 awarded to four other top finalists. Book must be scheduled for original publication between January 1 and December 31. Books may be nominated by publishers, agents, or journalists and must be accompanied by the nomination form available online. Books may not be nominated by their authors.
The New York Public Library, Publications Office
8 West 40th Street, 6th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10018-3902
212-512-0202
Deadline: September 30, 2011
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival premiers non-fiction film in the American West. Screenings take place annually in February at the Wilma Theater in Missoula, Montana. The competitive event is open to non-fiction films and videos of all genres, subject matter, lengths and production dates. World and U.S. premiers, classics, rare and experimental works will be shown during the festival. Awards and cash prizes will be given for Best Documentary Feature (over 50 minutes), Best Documentary Short ( up to 50 minutes), Best Mini-Doc (up to 15 minutes) and best documentary about the American West (the "Big Sky Award"). There are reduced entry fees for entries received by early and regular deadlines of July 8 and September 9, 2011, respectively.
Contact: Doug Hawes-Davis, Festival Director
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
131 South Higgins Avenue, Suite 201
Missoula, Montana 59802
406-728-0753
info@bigskyfilmfest.org
Deadline: October 17, 2011 (final)
Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism
The Worth Bingham Prize, administered by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, honors investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served. These stories may involve state, local or national government, lobbyists or the press itself wherever there exists that "atmosphere of easy tolerance" that Worth Bingham himself once described in his reporting on the nation's capital. The investigative reporting may cover actual violations of the law, rule or code; lax or ineffective administration or enforcement; or activities which create conflicts of interest, entail excessive secrecy or otherwise raise questions of propriety. New this year: Stories published exclusively online may now be submitted for consideration for the Worth Bingham Prize if produced by a
Contact: The Worth Bingham Prize
c/o The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
One Francis Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Deadline: January 13, 2012
Biodiversity Reporting Award
This annual award, offered since 1999, is co-organized by Conservation International, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ) and Fundacion Biodiversidad (FB) founded by Spain's Environment Ministry. As well, local partners collaborate on the award in some countries. The contest goals are to increase the quantity of environmental reporting, improve the quality of environmental reporting through capacity-building and training, recognize the outstanding work of key print journalists covering environmental issues, and stimulate their continued efforts. First place winners from Latin American countries receive an all expenses paid trip to an international environmental journalist conference.
Deadline: varies by country
Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program
The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States, The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program, was created in February 1990 by an executive agreement between Canada and the United States. Since that time, hundreds of scholars have participated in the Program's reciprocal educational exchanges to lecture, research or study. The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program oversees Canada's relationship with the worldwide Fulbright Program. Numerous awards are available for Canadian and American citizens. Deadlines for American applicants vary by program. Visit website for full details.
Contact: Amy J. Harvey, Senior Program Officer
Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program
350 Albert Street, Suite 2015
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1A4
613-688-5512
info@fulbright.ca
Deadline: November 15th annually for Canadian applicants
Canadian Association of Journalists Annual Awards
CAJ recognizes outstanding Canadian reporting with cash prizes in more than a dozen categories, including investigative journalism and photojournalism. Winners of the CAJ awards will be announced at the CAJ's annual conference in May.
Contact: CAJ
1106 Wellington Street
P.O. Box 36030
Ottawa, ON K1Y 4V3
613-526-8061
canadianjour@magma.ca
Deadline: February 10, 2011
Canadian Science Writers' Association Science in Society Journalism Awards
CSWA honors outstanding contributions to Canadian journalism annually with the Science in Society Journalism Awards, presented for original material disseminated in French or English, print or broadcast, and the Science in Society Book Awards. Cash prizes of $1,000. The CSWA also administers other awards programs, including the Herb Lampert Emerging Journalist Award.
Contact: Canadian Science Writers' Association
P.O. Box 75, Station A
Toronto, ON M5W 1A2
800-796-8595
office@sciencewriters.ca
Deadline: December 15, 2011 (book awards)
Capitolbeat State House Reporting Contest
The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors (ACRE), a national organization of journalists who cover state governments, sponsors the annual Capitolbeat awards for the best reporting taking place in State Houses around the U.S. Entries must have been published between May 2, 2009 - May 1, 2010. Includes a category for college news organizations.
Contact: Linda Kleindienst, contest chair
850-224-6214
Deadline: TBA
Arthur L. Carter Reporting Award
The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University offers annually The Reporting Award for a significant work of journalism in any medium on an under-reported topic in the public interest. The total award comprises $2,500 on announcement of the winning proposal; an additional $10,000 on completion of the project; $6,000 in NYU graduate journalism student research and fact-checking assistance (paid at $15/hr); and more. See website for details.
Contact: thereportingaward@nyu.edu
Deadline: January 31, 2012
Harry Chapin Media Awards
Awards are given for outstanding coverage that positively impacts the critical issues of hunger, poverty and self-reliance. Work that focuses on the causes of hunger and poverty and the forces creating self-reliance is also honored. This includes work on economic inequality and insecurity, unemployment, homelessness, domestic and international policies and their reform, community empowerment, sustainable development, food production, agriculture, nutrition and the struggle for land. Entries must have appeared in the media between January 1 and December 31. Awards cover seven media categories: newspaper, periodical (magazine or ezine), photojournalism, new media, radio, TV/film and book. The cash awards, ranging from $1000-$2500, are given for work done in previous calendar year. Entry fees apply.
Contact: Lisa Ann Batitto
The Harry Chapin Media Awards, c/o World Hunger Year
505 Eighth Ave., Suite 2100
New York, N.Y. 10018-6582
212-629-8850
lisa@worldhungeryear.org
Deadline: July 1, 2011
CJFE Press Freedom Awards
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) offers the following annual awards: 1) two International Press Freedom Awards recognize the courage and determination with which journalists overcome regularly-faced obstacles in order to get the news out, and 2) the Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award (named for the Canadian journalist and editor of the Vancouver-based Indo-Canadian Times who was assassinated in November 1998) is given to a Canadian journalist who, through his or her work, has made an important contribution to reinforcing and promoting the principle of freedom of the press in Canada or elsewhere. $3,000 cash prizes.
Contact: Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
489 College Street , Suite 403
Toronto, ON M6G 1A5 Canada
416-515-9622
cjfe@cjfe.org
Deadline: TBA
Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award
This Award is intended to encourage young science writers by recognizing outstanding reporting and writing in any field of science. The award is limited to non-technical, print journalism only. The winner will receive $1,000 and expenses to attend the combined annual National Association of Science Writers (NASW)/Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW). Science writing includes, but is not limited to, writing in the biological, physical, environmental, computer, and space sciences, along with technology, mathematics, health, and science policy. Applicants must be age 30 or younger. The Award is given by the Clark/Payne Fund and NASW, in conjunction with the National Press Foundation, which administers the endowment.
Contact: Clark/Payne Award
National Press Foundation
1211 Connecticut Ave., Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
Deadline: June 30 annually
John M. Collier Award
Sponsored by the Forest History Society, the Award is to recognize outstanding interest and reporting in forest and conservation history. The Award is a fellowship to an Institutes for Journalism in Natural Resources (IJNR) expedition (value approximately $4,000) and an expenses paid visit to the Forest History Society Library and Archives in Durham, NC. Open to any newspaper or general circulation magazine professional or freelance journalist in North America. All newspaper and magazine journalists who are selected to receive IJNR fellowships are considered candidates for the John M. Collier Award. They are evaluated by their interest and demonstrated professional effort to report on forest and conservation history. Applications for IJNR expeditions are received throughout the year but individual expeditions have deadlines. Visit the IJNR web site for application procedures and upcoming expeditions.
Contact: Frank Allen, Executive Director
IJNR
P.O. Box 1996
Missoula, MT 59806
406-273-4626
or
Contact: Steven Anderson, President and CEO
Forest History Society
701 Vickers Ave.
Durham, NC 27701
919-682-9319
Deadline: varies
Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma
The Dart Awards recognize exemplary journalism on the impact of violence, crime, disaster and other traumatic events on individuals, families or communities, focusing on the experience of victims and survivors, and contributing to public understanding of trauma-related issues. Open to North American newspaper, magazine, online, radio, television, video and multimedia journalism that goes beyond the ordinary in reporting on trauma. Judges will select up to four award winners, each of which will be recognized with a $5000 prize.
Contact: Kate Black
Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway, Room 303, New York, NY 10027
Deadline: January 19, 2012
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting
Presented by the Better Government Association with the support of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Awards recognize the best in government-related investigative reporting from across the Midwest region, defined as Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan. Judged by a rotating panel of journalists and media educators, the awards highlight the impact of investigative reports as a reform tool within the context of state and local government waste, fraud and corruption. Not only will investigative techniques be considered in the selection, but the winning entry will have made significant contributions to the public education on issues of government corruption as well as resulting in reforms or criminal proceedings. The contest includes radio, television, print and web reporting.
Better Government Association
223 West Jackson, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60606
312-821-9026
info@bettergov.org
Deadline: March 18, 2011
duPont-Columbia Awards
The duPont-Columbia Awards have recognized excellence in broadcast journalism since their inception in 1942. Created by Jessie Ball duPont as a tribute to the journalistic integrity and public-mindedness of her husband, Alfred I. duPont, these awards are now regarded as the most prestigious prizes in television and radio news, the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes, which are also administered at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Categories include: Network and Nationally Distributed Cable Programs; Major Market Stations (DMA 1-10); Medium Market Stations (DMA 11-50); Small Market Stations (DMA 51 and higher); Independent Productions; Local Radio; and National Radio. Programs must have aired for the first time in the United States between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011. Long-form entries running longer than 2 hours must be postmarked by June 15. All other entries must be postmarked by July 1.
Contact: Alfred I. duPont Center
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3805, New York, NY 10027
212-854-5047
dupontawards@jrn.columbia.edu
Deadline: June 15 and July 1, 2011
Fund for Investigative Journalism
The Fund for Investigative Journalism awards grants, ranging from $500 to $10,000, to freelance or independent journalists seeking support for investigative reporting projects and/or investigative book projects. Grants are limited to journalists seeking pre-publication help for investigative pieces involving corruption, malfeasance, incompetence and societal ills in general as well as for investigative media criticism. The Fund does not award educational scholarships or grants for professional training.
Contact: Sandy Bergo, executive director
Fund for Investigative Journalism
910 17th Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
202-481-1218
Deadline: rolling; next deadline is November 1, 2011
James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public
To recognize, encourage and stimulate outstanding reporting directly to the public, which materially increases the public's knowledge and understanding of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related fields. Work may have been disseminated through the press, radio, television, films, the lecture platform, books, or pamphlets for the lay public. Applications must include formal nomination and optional support forms, publications and patent list, and biographical sketch or curriculum vitae. Winners receive $3,000, a medallion, a certificate and traveling expenses to the next American Chemical Society national meeting.
American Chemical Society, Office of the Awards Program
1155 16th St. NW
Washington DC 20036-4800
awards@acs.org
Deadline: November 1annually
Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
Established in September 2005, this journalism prize — the largest in North America — honors exemplary reporting on the environment by journalists in the United States and Canada. A $75,000 cash award will be awarded annually to one journalist or a team of journalists for non-fiction originally published, broadcast, or posted online, whose work exemplifies extraordinary coverage of environmental and/or natural resource issues and has the potential to bring about constructive change. The prize was created by The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, and is administered by the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting.
Contact: Bud Ward
Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting
URI Graduate School of Oceanography, Office of Marine Programs
Narragansett, RI 02882
Deadline: Books: January 9, 2012; other works: January 30, 2012
Hillman Prize Canada
The Sidney Hillman Foundation awards the Canadian Hillman Prize honouring excellence in journalism in service of the common good. Eligible entries include reporting in newspapers, magazines, and online, as well as film and broadcast journalism (television and radio), photojournalism, and multi‐media. The contest is open to journalists and subjects globally, although the content must have been published in Canada. The winner will be awarded travel to receive a certificate and a $5,000 prize at a reception in Toronto. The winner will also get to travel to New York City to participate in the US awards ceremony. The Canadian winner will be listed among all Hillman Prize winners in the announcement that runs in the New York Times and be recognized on the Hillman Foundation website.
Contact: Annie Hennessey
Media Profile
416‐342‐1839
Deadline: Postmarked by January 9, 2012
Hillman Prizes in Journalism
Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation awards the annual Hillman prizes, honoring journalism that fosters social and economic justice. The categories include books (non-fiction), newspaper, magazine, blogs, film and broadcast journalism (includes television and radio), and photojournalism. Authors, editors, reporters, producers and photo editors are urged to submit nominations. The contest is open to journalists and subjects globally, although work must be published in the U.S. Each winner is awarded travel to New York City to receive a certificate and $5,000 prize. The Hillman Foundation also awards the The Sidney, given monthly for an outstanding piece of socially-conscious journalism.
Contact: The Sidney Hillman Foundation
275 Seventh Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-265-7000
info@hillmanfoundation.org
Deadline: Postmarked by January 31, 2012
IRE Awards
The annual contest of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. recognizes the best investigative reporting in numerous categories by print, broadcast and online media. Work must have been published or aired in the previous calendar year.
Contact: Investigative Reporters and Editors
141 Neff Annex, Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia MO, 65211
573-882-6668
rescntr@ire.org
Deadline: January 13, 2012
Knight News Challenge
The Knight Foundation wants to pay you for your new ideas, pilot projects, commercial products and leadership initiatives that utilize technology to inform and transform lives and physical communities. Enter the 5th annual worldwide Knight News Challenge, and you could share in $5 million prize cash. New areas of focus: Mobile, Authenticity, Sustainability and Community.
Contact: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Deadline: visit website
Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, a center of the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, administers the annual Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism. A $10,000 grand prize and up to $6,000 in Special Distinction Awards will reward journalism that uses new information ideas and technologies in innovative ways to involve people very actively in critical public issues by showing as well as telling, by providing access to news and information that stirs their imagination and invites participation. A Wild Card Award may be given at the judges' discretion to an early idea that may not be fully developed or a good idea that deserves a megaphone alongside the top winners. Entries from all media are eligible. Encouraged are both top-down and bottom-up innovations, those driven by news creators and those driven by news consumers. The Awards are supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Contact: J-Lab
301-985-4020
news@j-lab.org
Deadline: June 6, 2011
Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism
Established in 2005, this environmental journalism award honoring James V. Risser, director emeritus of the Knight Fellowships program at Stanford University, is sponsored by Stanford's Knight Fellowships and the Center for the American West. Journalists working for U.S., Canadian or Mexican newspapers, magazine, broadcast organizations (including cable) or online sites accessible to the general public are eligible to apply, as are freelancers. The prize carries an award of $5,000 and will be awarded for work done in the previous calendar year. The winner will participate in an awards event that includes a public symposium with journalists, academics and others about pressing Western environmental issues. The prize was established in recognition of Risser's outstanding journalism career and his leadership of the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists from 1985 until his retirement in 2000. Risser is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who "distinguished himself as an investigative reporter, an environmental reporter and as a leader in efforts to improve the quality of modern journalism."
Contact: Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism
John S. Knight Fellowships
450 Serra Mall
Building 120, Room 424
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2050
knightrisserprize@lists.stanford.edu
Deadline: March 15, 2012
The Livingston Awards For Young Journalists
The Livingston Awards for excellence by professionals under the age of 35 are the largest all-media, general reporting prizes in American journalism. They are also unusual in judging print, broadcast and online entries against one another, a practice of increasing interest as technology blurs traditional distinctions between rival branches of the profession. Three $10,000 prizes are awarded for local, national and international reporting.
Contact: Charles R. Eisendrath, Director
The Livingston Awards
Wallace House
University of Michigan
620 Oxford Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-998-7575
Deadline: February 1, 2012
NABJ's Salute to Excellence National Media Awards
In 2003, an environment category (including medical or health stories) was added to the National Association of Black Journalists' Salute to Excellence Award Program. This was created as part of the diversity grant project collaboration between SEJ and minority j-groups. NABJ awards prizes for journalism that best covers the black experience or addressed issues affecting the worldwide black community. Open to all media organizations and individuals involved in print, broadcast and/or online journalism media. Submissions must cover people or issues of the African/African American Diaspora. Work must have been published between January 1st and December 31st of the previous calendar year.
Contact: National Association of Black Journalists
8701-A Adelphi Road
Adelphi, MD 20783
Deadline: January 9, 2012
NAJA Media Awards
The Native American Journalists Association presents annually the NAJA Media Awards, a unique competition celebrating the quality and professional work done by Native journalists. General media awards are for Native-owned media or those at least 50 percent Native-owned, managed or controlled. Individual entrants must be voting members of NAJA, except in categories specifically aimed at non-Native individual journalists. In those cases, non-Native entrants must be associate members of NAJA. Open to journalists throughout the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Entries must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31. Contest rules, entry form and media categories (including environmental journalism) are available at the web link provided.
Contact: NAJA 2012 Media Awards
University of Oklahoma, Gaylord College
395 West Lindsey Street
Norman, OK 73019-4201
405-325-9008
jharjo@ou.edu
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Lorenzo Natali Journalism Prize
The European Commission has been organising the Natali Prize since 1992 to reward journalists working for the defence of human eights, democracy and the development. Three Prizes are awarded annually in each of the following five regions: Europe (EU Members States, states of central and eastern Europe and Mediterranean states); Africa; the Arab World and the Middle East; Asia and the Pacific; Latin America and the Caribbean. 1st Prize: 5.000 Euros, 2nd Prize: 2.500 Euros, 3rd Prize: 1.500 Euros. Additionally, a Grand Prize will be awarded for the best article. The Grand Prize, Special Prize TV and Special Prize Radio will receive 5.000 Euros more. Open to print, online, radio and TV journalists employed by the local media in the regions outlined above. Applicants can only enter once (individually OR in a group). Applicants must submit ONE article (or an extract on a series of articles on ONE subject), which addresses human rights and/or democracy in the developing world. The documents must be submitted in one of the 23 official languages of the European Union, along with the compulsory summary in English, French or Spanish. Please visit website for full details.
Contact: Marie Bardin, Project Officer
ProPager
70 Bd de Reuilly
75012 Paris - France
+33 1 40 04 99 33
Deadline: August 31, 2011
National Academies Communication Awards
The National Academies annually honor individuals with its Communication Awards for excellence in reporting and communicating science, engineering and/or medicine to the general public. Each winner receives a $20,000 prize for their outstanding work. The Communication Awards are one component of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative. Open to authors, journalists, and producers who have demonstrated excellence in communicating these topics through print, Internet, radio, or television. The awards are given to individuals in four categories: book author; newspaper or magazine journalist; online journalist; and film, TV, or radio correspondent or producer. The winners of the National Academies Communication Awards are honored during the annual fall Keck Futures Conference. The winners will speak about their work and participate in a panel discussion, as well as attend the full conference to continue communication with researchers and scientists alike. The Academies will pay travel expenses for the winners to attend the conference. See website for details and eligibility.
Contact: National Academies Keck Futures Initiative
100 Academy Way
Irvine, CA 92617
949-721-2270
KeckFutures@nas.edu
Deadline: February 10, 2012
National Magazine Awards
Sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors in association with Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Honors magazines that consistently demonstrate superior performance in carrying out stated editorial objectives, innovative editorial techniques, noteworthy journalistic enterprise, and imagination and vigor in layout and design; and Internet sites that most effectively serve their intended audience and reflect an outstanding level of interactivity, journalistic integrity, service and innovative visual presentation. One winner in each of 32 categories. The awards are presented at a gala luncheon hosted by ASME. Entry fees apply.
Contact: American Society of Magazine Editors
810 Seventh Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-872-3700
asme@magazine.org
Deadline: Digital: January 5, 2012; Print & Print Online: January 10, 2012
New Media Women Entrepreneur Awards
The McCormick Foundation's New Media Women Entrepreneurs Program offers funding via J-Lab of up to $14,000 each for eight women-led new media start-up projects (four in 2012 and four in 2013) that offer interactive opportunities to engage, inspire, and improve news and information in a community.
Contact: J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
202-885-8100
news@j-lab.org
Deadline: January 27, 2012
John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism
Award is given annually to the author of a single newspaper or magazine article, or single-topic series, that makes an exceptional contribution to public understanding of contemporary environmental issues. Entries must be initially published in the United States. First-place winner receives a $5,000 prize; second- and third-place winners receive $1,000 each. The Oakes Award is funded by an endowment donated by friends and family of John B. Oakes. Entries are judged by an independent committee of journalists and environmental specialists. For a list of judges, visit website.
Oakes Award Committee
40 West 20th St.
New York, NY 10011
212-727-4518
Deadline: January 31, 2012
Online News Association's Online Journalism Awards
This annual awards competition, administered by the Online News Association and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, honors excellence in Web journalism. For 2010, ONA has introduced changes to acknowledge the role of investigative journalism, development of emerging platforms and achievements at the collegiate level, as well as a new site that streamlines the entry experience and judging process. Eight awards now come with a total of $33,000 in prize money, courtesy of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Gannett Foundation, which also is supporting innovative investigative work with two new $2,500 awards. Work must have been published between July 1, 2010 and June 15, 2011.
Contact: Lori Schwab, Executive Director
Online News Association
Deadline: June 27, 2011
Outdoor Writers Association of America: Youth Writing Contest
To encourage students to sharpen their abilities to communicate the outdoor experience, annual awards are being offered as part of the Norm Strung Youth Writing Contest. The contest features separate categories for poetry and prose. Cash awards will be granted in both categories and in two different divisions, senior (grades 9-12) and junior (grades 6-8). The work must have been published in a newsletter, newspaper, magazine, literary collection, etc. during the previous calendar year. The publication can be school or club related, or commercial.
Contact: Eileen King, Conference/Contests Coordinator
Outdoor Writers Association of America
121 Hickory St., Ste. 1
Missoula, MT 59801
406-728-7434
Deadline: March 16, 2012
Overseas Press Club of America Awards
Honors several classes of foreign affairs reporting with certificates and $1,000 awards. Categories cover a wide range of topics, including business, environmental and human rights issues, books, cartoons, photography, reporting in daily newspapers, magazines or wire services, online, and radio and television broadcasts. Work must be published in the US or by a US-based publication or broadcast during the previous calendar year. $200 entry fee applies. Details and application to download are available at website.
Contact: Sonya K. Fry, Executive Director
Overseas Press Club of America
40 West 45th Street
New York, N.Y. 10036
212-626-9220
Deadline: January 27, 2012
David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism - News
Sponsored by the American Geophysical Union. Recognizes excellence in reporting news of scientific advances, generally produced under deadline pressure of one week or less. Must be published or aired for the first time in the previous calendar year, and prepared by a full-time professional or freelance journalist for any medium (except books) accessible to the general public. Award consists of a plaque and $2,000 prize, presented at an AGU meeting, for work that enhances public awareness and understanding of the sciences encompassed by AGU: the study of the Earth, Sun, solar system, and their environments and components. Nominations may be made by anyone.
Contact: Peter Weiss
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20009-1277
202-777-7507
Deadline: March 15, 2012
George Polk Awards
Long Island University annually seeks nominations for the George Polk Awards in investigative journalism. Nominees are proposed and selected by a national panel of advisors. The panel also considers entries that originate from publication offices, newsrooms or individual reporters. Categories vary from year to year, but customarily awards are given in foreign, national and local reporting (in print and broadcasting), news photography, and criticism. Electronic journalism, documentary films and books based on investigative reporting or dealing specifically with the field of journalism, (and occasionally for a body of work) may also be considered. In 2001, there was an Environmental Reporting category -- won by Lisa Davis, San Francisco Weekly, for revealing that a city residential/recreational development was to be constructed on what had been the San Francisco Naval Shipyard's dumping ground for radioactive waste. Orlando Sentinel senior reporter Debbie Salamone's series on Florida's water crisis took the prize for Environmental Reporting in 2002. The criteria for awards are discernment of a significant news story, resourcefulness and courage in gathering information, and skill in relating the story. While the journalists or media outlet do not have to be American, all entries must be in English (no translations). There are no entry fees or application forms. Visit website for information on how to enter.
Contact: Peg Byron, Public Relations Director
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
1 University Plaza, M-407
Brooklyn, NY 11201-8423 USA
718-488-1418
Deadline: January 6, 2012
Population Institute Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting
The Population Institute encourages editors, news directors and journalists to acquire a more in-depth knowledge of population issues. Awards in 12 categories recognize excellence in conveying awareness of population problems and their relationship to resources and environment. Individuals and institutions from print and electronic media may apply. All eligible works must have been published or aired between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011.
Contact: Jennie or Emily
Population Institute
107 2nd St., NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-544-3300
media@populationinstitute.org
Deadline: 2012 date TBA
Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment
The Southern Environmental Law Center's annual award seeks to enhance public awareness of the richness and vulnerability of the South's natural heritage by giving special recognition to writers who most effectively tell the stories about the region's environment. There are two categories for entries: Journalism, for newspaper and magazine writing, as well as online writing that is published by a recognized institution such as a newspaper, university or non-profit organization, and Book, for works of non-fiction. Entries must relate to the natural resources in at least one of the following states: AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, or VA. Prizes of $1,000 are awarded to the winner in each category.
Contact: Cathryn McCue, Communications Manager/ Writing Award Coordinator
Southern Environmental Law Center
201 West Main Street, Suite 14
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-5065
434-977-4090
Deadline: January 13, 2012
Renewable Natural Resources Foundation Excellence in Journalism Award
Established in 2000, this award honors excellence in accurate and scientifically-based print journalism which increases public understanding of natural resources issues. Contributions may be made by an individual, group, or organization for print media (such as a book, on-line report, or article/feature in a newspaper, magazine, journal, or newsletter). The award does not recognize visual media such as films or videos (but may be nominated for RNRF's Outstanding Achievement Award). Work must be published in previous calendar year, and no more than one award will be given each year.
Contact: Director of Programs
Renewable Natural Resources Foundation
5430 Grosvenor Lane
Bethesda,MD 20814
301-493-9101
info@RNRF.org
Deadline: June 1, 2011
Reuters - IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Environmental Media Awards
This worldwide competition in environmental journalism, established in 1998 and biennial as of 2002, seeks to recognise excellence in professional reporting on environmental and sustainable development issues and foster a dialogue between journalists and experts to encourage informative reporting based on sound scientific data. The competition is open to journalists in print and online news services throughout the world. The global winner, selected from six regional winners, receives a cash prize of US$ 5,000 and a travel grant to attend the annual global awards ceremony. The six regional winners receive a certificate and a cash prize of US$500. The next Reuters IUCN Environmental Media Awards will be held in 2012.
Contact: Belen Beccera
Reuters Foundation
+44 (0)207 542 6268
Deadline: 2012 TBA
SABEW Best in Business Contest
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) annual Best in Business contest has two main components — the SECTION competition to select outstanding daily newspaper business sections and weekly business newspapers, and the NEWS contest to select the best individual stories or packages of stories published by the business news media. Students interested in business journalism may also enter. Work must have been published in calendar 2009. SABEW membership is required (except for student category; fee applies instead).
Contacts: BIB Contest Committee Co-chair Cathie Anderson, 916-321-1957; Co-chair Jill Jordan Spitz, 520-573-4177; and SABEW Executive Director Carrie Paden, 573-882-7862
Society of American Business Editors and Writers
Missouri School of Journalism, 134 Neff Annex, Columbia, MO 65211-1200
Deadline: February 7, 2011
SAJA Journalism Awards
The South Asian Journalists Association and SAJA Group Inc. annually invite individual journalists and news organizations in North America to participate. The Awards recognize excellence in coverage of South Asia and the diaspora, as well as outstanding reporting by South Asian journalists in the U.S. and Canada. The 2011 Awards, which are open to media companies and freelancers headquartered in the U.S. and Canada, consist of 11 categories.
Contact: Sandeep Junnarkar
SAJA Awards
Deadline: March 31, 2011
Harry E. Schlenz Medal for Achievement in Public Education
The Water Environment Federation presents the Harry E. Schlenz Medal annually for "taking up the banner of water environment public education" and presenting it to the public in a productive process via journalism, film or video production, or any other communication endeavor. Only individuals employed principally outside of the water environment profession are eligible.
Contact: Kelsey Brown
Water Environment Federation, Awards Department
601 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1994
703-684-2400 x 7738
Deadline: April 1 annually
Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism
The annual Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism, underwritten by the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund and Reuters, and administered by the Institute of War and Peace Reporting, will award two $5,000 prizes, one to a local reporter in a developing country or nation in transition, and the other to a freelance journalist covering international news, to recognize independent and professional reporting that sheds new light on controversial issues. Stories can focus on conflict, human-rights concerns, cross-border issues, or any other issue of controversy in a particular country or region. The awards were created to honor Kurt Schork, an American freelance journalist who was killed in a military ambush while on assignment for Reuters on May 24, 2000, in Sierra Leone. Applicants will be asked to submit a body of work (up to three articles) that demonstrates professionalism, meets international journalistic standards, and gives evidence that courage and determination played a role in generating the articles. Further details and entry forms are available at the web site.
Contact: Alan Davis
Institute of War and Peace Reporting
48 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8LT UK
202-333-2545
Deadline: June 1, 2011
Science in Society Journalism Awards
The National Association of Science Writers especially wants to encourage the kind of critical, probing article that would not receive an award from an interest group. Separate prizes and Certificates of Recognition will be awarded for investigative or interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact for good and bad. Work must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31. NASW will award separate cash prizes of $2,500 for writing judged best in each of four categories: books, commentary or opinion, science reporting, and science reporting with a local or regional focus. Winners and their publishers/broadcasters will also receive certificates.
Contact: Tinsley Davis, Executive Director
National Association of Science Writers
P.O. Box 7905
Berkeley, CA 94707
617-909-9317
Deadline: Postmarked by February 1, 2012
Scripps Howard Foundation Edward J. Meeman Award
To recognize outstanding environmental reporting. This award is given to encourage journalists to help educate the public and public officials on environmental issues. Results achieved by the reporting may be included. Open to newspapers (publish three or more times weekly in the previous calendar year), television and radio stations, broadcast and cable networks, cable systems, wire services, news syndicates, syndication or program services, online news sites, news magazines. No college newspapers are eligible. $10,000 and trophy. $50 entry fee. Visit the Web Site for rules and entry form (for Meeman details, see Categories under ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING).
Contact: Susan J. Porter, Vice President/Programs
Scripps Howard Foundation, National Journalism Awards
312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4067
800-888-3000 ext. 3030
Deadline: Postmarked by January 31, 2012
Sidney Awards
Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has awarded the annual Hillman Prizes, which are among the most prestigious honors in journalism. In 2009, the foundation inaugurated the Sidney, a monthly award for an outstanding piece of investigative work that fosters social and economic justice. The piece must have been published in the month preceding the deadline. The foundation will announce a winner on the 15th of each month. Recipients are awarded $500, a bottle of union-made wine, and a certificate designed especially for the Sidney by New Yorker cartoonist, Edward Sorel.
Contact: The Sidney Hillman Foundation
275 Seventh Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-265-7000
info@hillmanfoundation.org
Deadline: Last day of each month
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. Open to all magazines and general circulation newspapers — daily or non-daily, broadsheet or tabloid, traditional or alternative — published anywhere in the world, as well as syndicates and cooperatives providing material used in newspapers. Each annual design competition covers one calendar year. Membership in SND is not required. The competition typically offers 19 categories, each with a number of subcategories. All newspaper entrants become eligible for the “World’s Best-Designed™ Newspaper” category. Entries must be received in Syracuse, N.Y., USA, by deadlines indicated.
Society for News Design
1130 Ten Rod Road, F-104
North Kingstown, RI 02852-4177
401-294-5233
competition@su-snd.org
Deadline: US: January 11, 2012; Non-US: January 18, 2012
Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing
Sponsored by the National Press Foundation. A $1,000 award and citation for best analysis, commentary or reporting on the subject of energy and natural resources, in any form — oil, gas, coal, nuclear, water, solar, etc. The work must have been published in a daily newspaper in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 of the previous year. Limit of three submissions per person. Each application must contain three identical sets of material. Visit website for details.
Stokes Award, National Press Foundation
1211 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 310
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-663-7280
Deadline: January 31st annually
Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism - Features
Sponsored by the American Geophysical Union. Recognizes excellence in reporting, generally produced with deadlines of longer than one week, that explains the background of scientific discoveries or principles. Must be published or aired for the first time in the previous calendar year, and prepared by a full-time professional or freelance journalist for any medium (except books) accessible to the general public. Award consists of a plaque and $2,000 prize, presented at an AGU meeting, for work that enhances public awareness and understanding of the sciences encompassed by AGU: the study of the Earth, Sun, solar system, and their environments and components. Nominations may be made by anyone.
Contact: Peter Weiss
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20009-1277
202-777-7507
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University accepts nominations each year for a single article, editorial, commentary, photograph; series of stories, photographs, editorials, commentaries; or a body of work by an individual journalist. The Taylor Family Award was established through gifts for an endowment by members of the Taylor family, which published The Boston Globe from 1872 to 1999. The winner receives a $10,000 award and the second and third finalists receive $1,000. The award is given to encourage fairness in news coverage by America's daily newspapers. Visit the website's Awards section for details.
Contact: Ellen Tuttle, Taylor Fairness Award
Nieman Foundation
Harvard University
One Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-2342
Deadline: January 20, 2012
Third Coast Festival/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition
The Third Coast International Audio Festival (TCIAF) encourages reporters, audio artists and documentary/feature producers to enter their creative, compelling and revealing work that documents the world we live in to the annual Third Coast Festival/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Includes a Best News Feature category. All entries must have been presented publicly on the radio, the Internet (including podcasts), or in a gallery/museum/classroom/other setting setting. Winners receive cash prizes.
Contact: Third Coast International Audio Festival (TCIAF)
Chicago Public Radio
848 E. Grand Ave., Navy Pier
Chicago, IL 60611
312-948-4682
info@thirdcoastfestival.org
Deadline: Early: June 23, 2011; Final: July 14, 2011
United Nations Correspondents Association/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award
Open to political cartoons printed in any publication published anywhere, in any language. The entry must consist of a reproduction only of the cartoons, as published, with name of publication and date included, accompanied by a newspaper reprint, and translated into English. Exhibits are limited to two cartoons per individual. Successful entries will reflect the importance of human dignity, mutual respect and friendship between nations, as well as economic and environmental responsibilities towards each other. Winning cartoons will be chosen for their ability to enhance, explain and even help direct the spirit and principles of the U.N. First Prize: $10,000.00; Second Prize: 5,000.00; Third Prize: 3,000.00. Please visit the website below for full details including entry forms and rules.
The UNCA/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award
Trump Tower, 721 Fifth Ave, Suites 53A/53H,
New York, NY 10022
Deadline: November 1, 2011
United Nations Correspondents Association Award For UN Coverage
Presented for best written and electronic media coverage of the UN, its agencies and field operations. Open to all journalists anywhere in the world, in any media, for the best book, story, radio or TV program or series. The Awards include the $10,000 Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize for written media (including online media), the $10,000 Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize for broadcast journalism, and the $10,000 United Nations Foundation prize for any entry in any medium that best covers the humanitarian and development aspects of the U.N. and its agencies. Prizes will be presented at the UNCA Awards Dinner at UN Headquarters in New York, in December 2008. Judges look for entries with impact, insight and originality, and will take into account the courage and assiduity of the journalist. Investigative work is welcome. Elizabeth Neuffer, The Boston Globe bureau chief at the United Nations, died in 2003 while on assignment in Baghdad. She was a model journalist who proved throughout her career that objectivity does not have to mean neutrality. She was passionate, courageous and compassionate, drawing attention to the forgotten places in the world and to the overlooked victims of war. She explored the forces that can ignite fratricidal and genocidal conflict and her work helped inspire the movement that led to the creation of the International Criminal Court. Ricardo Ortega, formerly the New York correspondent for Antena 3 TV of Spain, was one of the leading Spanish journalists of his generation who was shot dead on mission, in Haiti in 2004. The judges will look for similar qualities in entries. Work in print, internet, radio or TV is eligible. Entries not in one of the official languages of the UN should have a translation into English or French, and video entries should be in VHS (preferably NTSC) format. Multiple or joint entries will be accepted. Phone or email to obtain details.
Contact: Ian Williams, Chairman, UNCA Awards Committee
UN Correspondents Association Awards Committee
Mailbox 613, The Chrysler Building, 132 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017
212-686-8884
unca-awards@igc.org
Deadline: August 15, 2011
Wildscreen News Award
The Wildscreen Film Festival in the UK is a biennial event; the last taking place October 9-17, 2010. The Festival is "the world's most prestigious and influential event for the wildlife and environmental film-making industry," attracting hundreds of people from around the world who work in film and television production, or are involved in conservation and environmental issues — providing an opportunity for people from all around the globe to gather to discuss technical, editorial and scientific developments in their industry. Among the categories is the News Award, for the best television news item covering a regional, national or international environmental issue. Pieces must be more than 1 min. and less than 15 min. in length. This category is subject to a reduced entry fee.
Contact: Sarah Mitchell, Festival Manager
+44 (0)117 328 5963
Deadline: Next competition opens in 2012
Young Reporters for the Environment International Award
Young Reporters for the Environment is a global network of youth writing about and taking photos of environmental problems and solutions in their communities. The program is run by the Foundation for Environmental Education around the world, with national offices in 17 countries. In Canada, the national coordinator is Environmental Defence. YRE membership is open to students grades 5 through the end of high school. Members' articles and photos are eligible for the annual international award. National coordinators set the award deadline for their country, and submit their national selection of articles and photos to the YRE International Coordination.
Contact: Jennifer Foulds, Communications Director
Environmental Defence Canada
416-323.9521 ext. 232
Deadline: April 30, 2011 (Canada)
