Awards

Submit a single image made within the last two years showing how technology impacts you and your community. Open to photographers of any skill level, living and working in any part of the world. First-place winner receives $1,000; second-place $750; third-place $500. Deadline is Nov 30, 2024.

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 $5,000 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 Apr 4, 2025.

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 6, 2025 extended to Feb 13.

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 USD $1,500 - 2,000 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 27, 2025.