Awards

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 12, 2024.

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.

This annual award recognizes excellent reporting that makes a difference in the lives of people around the world. Recipients are reporters, editors or others who, despite difficult circumstances, produce pioneering news reports or innovations that make a significant impact in their countries. Deadline: Feb 15, 2024.

The American Journalism Project, with support from the Google News Initiative, is launching this 18-month program to support entrepreneurs in launching a new nonprofit local news organization to serve their communities. $400,000 plus support for R&D and more. Info session on Jan 12. Application deadline is Feb 15, 2023.

Any teenage journalist anywhere in the world can profile someone who is helping to save the planet for Global Youth & News Media's new global storytelling competition. Two winners get $500 each plus coaching and publication by News Decoder. Deadline is March 1, 2023.

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is offering story grants of US$1,500 to US$2,500 to journalists to produce stories on transnational conservation crimes in the Amazon Region and the threats faced by Indigenous peoples and local communities in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Deadline: Jan 8, 2024.

The Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Journalism Fund launched this grant in honor of murdered journalist Dom Phillips. Selected proposals for ambitious, wide-reaching journalism projects that investigate the future of the Amazon and how to prevent its collapse will receive the necessary funds to carry out their project. Deadline: Jan 18, 2023.

Journalismfund.eu's Earth Investigations Programme will award €115,000 for projects on collective development and support services for environmental investigative journalism in Europe. Incorporated legal entities worldwide can apply. Next deadline: May 23, 2024.

To support the creative and informative works of BIPOC creators, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) will award pitch training to finalists and $12,500 to one filmmaker to assist with a short film or first feature that addresses a timely environmental issue. Deadline: Jan 20, 2023.