Awards and Grants

Vital Impacts, co-founded by Nat Geo photographer Ami Vitale, will support one photographer with a $20,000 professional grant and six photographers with $5,000 grants. In addition to the grants, Vital Impacts will select 10 emerging photographers to participate in an intensive mentorship program. Apply by Sep 15, 2025.

Earth Journalism Network is offering grants of up to 1,000 Euros to support the production of in-depth stories covering current and emerging marine issues in the Mediterranean, including governance problems exacerbating these crises. Apply by Sep 2, 2024.

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is seeking to boost video content production and distribution of information to build awareness about renewable energy in all states of India, with a focus on Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Apply by Aug 16, 2024.

The One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Prague, Mar 11 – 19, 2026, invites submissions from filmmakers worldwide on topics ranging from (but not limited to) political scandals, authoritarian regimes, sustainable development, and social and environmental themes. 2025 deadlines: Sep 1 (early); Nov 1 (final).

Global Landscapes Forum invites photographers (professional or amateur) to submit their best shots of tropical forests, grasslands, drylands, peatlands, wetlands, the ocean and coasts, and African livelihoods. Cash prizes. Enter by Jul 29, 2024. 

Editor & Publisher Magazine's annual awards program is open to all media and media-affiliated websites worldwide. Many categories are available under three divisions: Over 1 million homepage views, Under 1 million homepage views and the College/University division. Entry fees apply. Deadline is Sep 12, 2025.

This Journalismfund.eu grant and mentoring programme aims to address the shortage of independent journalism by providing grants to investigative journalism projects in Europe and encouraging cross-border collaboration. In 2024, there are four calls. Next deadline is Nov 7.

Free Press Unlimited will honor journalists and media professionals who have a strong commitment with press freedom and independent information, and who continue no matter what. Newcomer of the Year receives a media scholarship by choice and Most Resilient Journalist receives a cash prize. Deadline is Nov 2, 2025.

The International Women's Media Foundation administers this fund in memory of "storytelling editor" Kari Howard, awarding annual grants supporting compelling human stories globally to women and nonbinary journalists with three or more years of professional journalism experience. Deadline is July 12, 2026.

The Pulitzer Center, the Financial Times and One World Media seek an experienced filmmaker who wants to explore, through a short documentary, how climate change is affecting lives and work in the global south. Receive funding, commission, global promotion, mentoring and more. Deadline is Sep 1, 2024.