Journalism & Media

Apply for one of nine 2025 two-week residency programs for environmental writers in Point Reyes Station, CA. Open to both experienced and emerging writers who are focused on “ideas at the edge” of nature, social justice and economic equity. Deadline: Nov 1, 2024.

Fellowships are awarded to journalists from Eastern and Western Europe and the United States who want to spend two semesters engaging in research at the International Center for Journalism of the Freie Universitaet Berlin. Deadline is May 15, 2024.

The National Association of Science Writers especially seeks to recognize science writing that is shaped by a variety of perspectives, because such writing enables the telling of more broadly relevant stories that better serve audiences and communities. Multiple categories. Cash prizes. Deadline is Feb 1, 2024.

This award is given annually for print, radio, broadcast and digital reporting that makes an exceptional contribution to public understanding of environmental issues. $5,000 prize. Enter by Apr 22, 2024.

The annual contest of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. recognizes the best investigative reporting by IRE members in numerous categories by print, broadcast and online media. Deadline is January 17, 2025.

Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation awards the annual Hillman Prizes, honoring excellence in investigative journalism and deep storytelling in service of the common good. $5,000 prizes in five categories. Jan 30, 2025 deadline.

This journalism prize — the largest in North America — honors exemplary reporting on the environment by journalists in the United States and Canada. $75,000 cash award. Deadline for all works (except books) is January 30, 2012.