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The $2,000 SADC Media Awards 2026 is inviting journalists across Southern Africa to showcase outstanding media work that promotes regional cooperation, integration and development.

The £2,000 Thomson Reuters Foundation Journalist Fellowship Programme offers mid-career journalists a fully funded opportunity to take time away from their newsroom work to develop an in-depth project, enhance professional skills, and engage with a global cohort of peers.

The $20,000 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award was created to honor the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner Anja Niedringhaus

The $110,000 Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program supporting journalists dedicated to reporting on artificial intelligence.

The International Women’s Media Foundation has announced its $5,000 Kim Wall Memorial Fund for journalists whose work embodies the spirit of Kim’s reporting.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), the ONE Campaign, and the Elliott family are pleased to announce the $5,000 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling.

The €10,000 Anna Politkovskaya-Arman Soldin Prize for Courage in Journalism will be awarded for the third time in early November 2025, to coincide with the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

Applications are now open for the AACR June L. Biedler Prize to recognize and showcase outstanding examples of cancer journalism by individual professional journalists.

The $15,000 McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism invites journalists with strong ideas for impactful stories that “Follow the Money” to apply for editorial and financial support.

Explore upcoming grant opportunities closing between August 18th and 25th, with a total value exceeding $500 million (₦800 billion).