Awards

InquireFirst is accepting applications for our Cross-Border Science Journalism Project, an initiative to promote collaborative cross-border science journalism in Latin America. This is the first of three 2020 calls for proposals. In March 2020, the editorial focus will be on health (deadline April 8). In May, our focus will be the conservation of water and/or the ocean, and in July the project will focus on nutrition, biotechnology and/or food production.

Are you a photographer 18-25 years old? What ideas do you want to convey around the themes of conservation, biodiversity and sustainability of the natural world? Your fresh approach to this topic presenting your perspective in photographs and media could win you one of two $2,500 grants and mentorship.

This annual competition encourages photographers from around the world to contribute their work that both celebrates and illustrates the rich diversity of life on Earth and inspire action to protect and conserve it through the power of imagery. $5,000 grand prize; $1,000 first-place prizes in seven categories. Entry fees apply. Deadline is Mar 1, 2020.

The Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications at the University of South Florida annually recognizes distinguished examples of daily and weekly newspaper reporting and commentary about environmental issues in Florida with a $1,000 award. Deadline: Apr 6, 2020.

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will provide grants up to $15,000 USD for reporting projects on Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in Canada, with a particular focus on marine areas. Open to all journalists; projects led by or including Indigenous journalists are strongly encouraged. Deadline is Apr 30, 2020.

CENTER annually offers awards and grants to photographers and artists around the world for project funding, exhibition in Santa Fe and professional development via the premier juried portfolio review event, the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival. Deadline: Mar 1, 2020.

The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School and the School of Engineering at Stanford annually offers Magic Grants. In 2020, a separate call has been issued to support a project focused on reimagining stories, tools and journalistic practices at the intersection of media, climate and communities at risk. Deadline: Apr 10, 2020.

The Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year wins a one-week safari in Kenya with Alex Walker's Serian, a unique handmade trophy, Think Tank gear, a new website designed by Amazing Internet and an iPad provided by Affinity, along with their photo editing software. Free to enter. Deadline is May 31, 2020.

The Knight Foundation has launched a three-year, $2 million initiative to help underserved news organizations access more sustainable publishing solutions. In its first year, the program offers a one-time subsidy grant of $20,000 to 25 publishers that can be applied to the adoption or management of a Content Management System (CMS) of their choice. Apply by Mar 8, 2020.