Awards & Fellowships

2017 Award: Thomson Foundation launches search for best young journalist

Thomson Foundation, in partnership with the UK Foreign Press Association (FPA), is inviting young journalists from around the world to submit their most compelling stories. Now leading into its fifth year, the Young Journalist Award is Thomson Foundation’s most proudly ambitious annual journalism competition, dedicated to finding and inspiring emerging journalistic talent from across the […]

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Call for entries: NB Golden Pen 2017 Awards

The call for entries for the 9th edition of Nigerian Breweries Plc Golden Pen Awards has been announced. According to the Nigerian Breweries’ Corporate Affairs Adviser, Mr Kufre Ekanem, the award was introduced to promote professionalism and objective reportage of events in Nigeria. Journalists from all media platforms with reports published and broadcast in 2016,

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Apply: News Corp Media Fellowship For African Journalists

Are you an African journalist interested in sharpening your digital skills while working alongside your peers in London? Are you eager to share your experience with award-winning colleagues abroad? Then, you should apply to the News Corp Media Fellowship for a chance to learn how some of the most prestigious news outlets in the world

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African fact-checking awards set to reward investigative African reporters, students

The African Fact-Checking Awards, now in their fourth edition are set up specifically to honour the best, non-partisan fact-checking journalism by working and student journalists on the continent. In their first year, 2014, the awards were won by two journalists from Ghana, and the runners-up came from Kenya and Zambia. In 2015, the winner came

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Award, contest for journalism students worldwide

Students pursuing a degree in medical or science journalism can receive an award to attend the world’s largest neuroscience meeting in Washington. The Society for Neuroscience will grant two Science Journalism Student Awards. The award includes free registration, four nights’ lodging and US$750 to defray additional costs. Each winner will receive guidance from a professional

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Women Journalists called to apply for reporting fellowship

Women journalists with at least three years of experience can apply for a reporting fellowship. The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is organizing Adelante (Moving Forward), a five-year reporting initiative that aims to amplify the voices of women journalists in Latin America and strengthen their professional development, impact and safety. The fellowship is open to women journalists nationwide.

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Application: Global Health Reporting Contest for African Journalists 2017

The International Center for Journalists has announced a competition to recognize the best media coverage of maternal, child health, and other urgent health issues. Eligible journalists are those with stories published or broadcast in Brazil, China, India, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The duration of the award is a 12-day study tour at the United States. The

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Six Nigerian journalists win 2017 BudgIT Media Fellowship

Six Nigerian journalists, from various news media, including two freelancers, have been named as 2017 BudgIT Media Fellows. The journalists include Hannah Ojo – The Nation Newspaper; Mercy Abang – Freelance journalist; Eromo Egbejule – Freelance Journalist; Lanre Lasisi – Channels television; Ayodeji Rotinwa – ThisDay Newspaper, and Ruth Oluronbi – Nigerian Tribune. BudgIT is a civic organisation that

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Craig Newmark Foundation: TruthBuzz set to award creative journalists

TruthBuzz, a viral fact-checking international contest from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is looking for ideas that turn fact-checking into engaging, visual and interactive stories that are instantly understandable and shareable. TruthBuzz a contest which is supported by the Craig Newmark Foundation aims to invent new ways to help verified facts reach the widest possible audience. It

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Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellowship call for entries

Are you interested in becoming an influencer and leader for children’s development in your country? If producing high quality reporting and solution-orientated stories about nutrition and early childhood development issues is one of your passions, then you can apply to this year-long fellowship, which will include two international reporting trips as well as continuing mentoring and several

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