Awards

This annual fund is offering two $5,000 grants in 2019 — one each for a humanitarian and an environmental photography project. Open to professional or emerging photographers from any country, worldwide. Apply by July 31.

OneClass, an education technology company in Toronto, Ontario, is giving away scholarships ranging from US$450 - $2000 to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment full-time in the 2019/2020 academic year at an accredited US, Canadian or Australian post-secondary institution. Deadline: Oct 31, 2019.

The National Geographic Society offers three funding opportunities for projects in conservation, education, research, storytelling or technology: Early Career Grants (Oct 9, 2019 deadline), Exploration Grants (quarterly; next is Oct 9) and Requests for Proposals (deadlines vary by RFP topic). 

The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for Environmental Journalism is offering grants to journalists for stories connected to Western water issues and intertwined topics: 1) Micro-grants (up to $1,000); rolling basis until December 1, 2019 and 2) Standard grants (up to $10,000);  Jul 15 deadline.

The Global Youth & News Media Prize was established in 2018 to fill a gap in honoring news media that serve, support, attract and listen to young audiences. The Planet Award (deadline Apr 15, 2020) is one of three categories, along with The Journalism Award and The News/Media Literacy Award.

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management showcases the very best in environmental photography highlighting impacts on the Earth by humans. Environmental Photographer of the Year 2019  receives a £2,000 cash prize; Young Environmental Photographer of the Year 2019 (under 21) receives brand new camera equipment. Deadline is Jul 17, 2019.

GRID-Arendal, through its Environmental Crime Programme, two grant recipients NOK 25,000 (approximately 2,500 Euros) each for investigative journalism projects focusing on illegal fisheries and illegal logging  in a country that is on the DAC list of Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients. Deadline is Jun 16, 2019.

The Social Documentary Network seeks submissions for this new award from a global community of photographers —  for documentary projects that have the highest visual and storytelling  components while exploring important global issues that affect us all.

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression invites nominations by May 30 annually for multiple awards recognizing journalists for courage and determination overcoming obstacles, investigative journalism, reinforcing and promoting the principle of freedom of the press in Canada or elsewhere, and more. Cash prizes.

Twice yearly, the International Women’s Media Foundation offers grants supporting journalism produced by and about women. The grants, averaging $5,000 USD, are open to professional journalists with three or more years' experience. Next deadline is April 21, 2019.