Awards

To help underrepresented journalists shed light on undercovered topics, this fellowship will offer funding up to $2,000 to seven journalists to pursue reporting projects (highlighting how the climate crisis and key environmental issues of our time are linked with other forms of inequity) over the course of a year. Deadline: Mar 10, 2023.

The Sunrise Project is looking to fund freelance investigative journalists to conduct medium- to long-term investigations into private financial institutions' role in driving the climate crisis. Submissions are due by Feb 23, 2023.

Cultural Survival's funding of $6,000-$12,000 provides opportunities for Indigenous community radio stations and media outlets to strengthen their broadcast infrastructure and systems while providing training opportunities to their community journalists. Apply by Feb 15, 2023.

Internews' Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants of ~$1,200 to journalists worldwide to support the production of in-depth stories that will call attention to coastal resiliency and solutions for coastal issues. Also receive support from journalist mentors and a coastal resilience expert. Deadline is Feb 6, 2023.

Submit a single image made within the last three years showing how technology impacts you and your communities. Open to photographers of any skill level, living and working in the non-Western world. First-place winner receives $1,000; second-place $500; third-place $250. Deadline is Jan 31, 2023.

Photographers Without Borders will award five recipients $5000 USD each to support the creation of an impactful photography project, a video piece and a community exhibition of the work, which must have a strong, tangible call to action pertaining to land and/or water protection. Apply by Feb 21, 2023.

Media organizations, journalist networks, universities and academic institutions focusing on environmental reporting in the Asia and Pacific region (low-and-middle-income countries only) may apply for grants of US$5,000-$20,000. Deadline: Jan 31, 2023.

The National Association of Science Writers annually awards cash prizes for high-caliber, publicly accessible science writing produced on behalf of an institution or other non-media organization. Open to all and free for NASW members. Deadline is Feb 1 annually.

The National Association of Science Writers invites proposals from individuals or groups for grants of up to $15,000 to support projects and programs that will help science writers in their professional lives or benefit the field of science writing. NASW membership not required. Deadline for this round is Feb 1, 2023.

The Banff Centre is looking for an image taken anywhere in the world to represent the 2023 Mountain Film and Book Festival & 2023-24 World Tour. The chosen image will be used on Festival and World Tour marketing materials in over 40 countries. $3,000CAD payment for image use. Enter by Mar 1, 2023.