Awards

Newsrooms: Apply by Aug 6, 2021 for funding (up to $5,000), training and support by SJN staff for coverage of businesses' role in solutions related to sustainability issues such as climate action, clean water, biodiversity and renewable energy, with a focus on communities served by the solutions.

The Rory Peck Awards aim to give freelance journalists the ​​recognition they deserve, rewarding the most outstanding work​ produced each year and highlighting their significant contribution to the international media industry. Deadline: August 4, 2021.

The American Journalism Project invites letters of inquiry this quarter from national, topical and regional nonprofit news organizations planning to grow their investments in original local journalism and demonstrate a clear commitment to serving local audiences. Deadline: July 12, 2021.

The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund opened two new calls for cross-border investigative journalism projects in the European Union. Available grants between €5,000 and €50,000 ($5965.80 and $59658.00 USD). Deadline: July 14, 2021 at 23:59 CEST (5:59 a.m. EST).

In a new effort to help provide support to photojournalists from diverse backgrounds as they develop their craft, The Everyday Projects will award two $6,000 grants to photographers to work on a long-term project in their community. Deadline: June 14, 2021 at midnight PT (June 15, 2021 at 3:00 a.m. ET).

The National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute will award grants of $10,000 to $25,000 to US journalists for stories in any medium that center on environmental justice and environmental racism in the United States. Deadline: Jun 15, 2021.

Getty Images announces $85,000 in grants supporting photojournalism and inclusive storytelling which shines a light on the important issues of our time. Deadlines vary from May 14-20, 2021.

Calling all creative writers whose muse is ecology: Contests in Poetry, Nonfiction and Fiction are now open for submissions. This year the grand prize in each genre is $1,000 each, plus $100 for each finalist. Open to new and experienced authors and artists alike. The cost to submit is $20. Deadline is September 6.

The second annual Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards, presented with the Columbia Journalism Review, are open to journalists worldwide, on any beat, to submit their exemplary coverage of the defining story of our time. No entry fee. Deadline: Mar 1, 2022.

The 2021 festival is scheduled for Sep 17-23 in Perm, Russia (or online depending on COVID-19 restrictions). Documentary filmmakers worldwide may submit new films directed in 2020 or 2021. Entries must reflect the style of documentarian Robert Flaherty and his film "Nanook of the North." Cash prizes. Deadline: May 10.