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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.

Discover 20 diverse fellowship opportunities for African researchers, postdoctoral scholars, scientists, entrepreneurs, journalists, writers, and artists — with stipends ranging from €3,000 to $145,000 and deadlines closing between August 2025 and January 2026.

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.

Médicos del Mundo Spain has launched the 29th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award. This €6,000 award recognizes and promotes powerful images that highlight social inequities, injustices, human rights violations, or the contexts that lead to or combat these issues.

Nominations are now open for the R25,000 Isu Elihle Journalist Awards to encourage alternative thinking around reporting on children, and to contribute to an environment that enables journalists to expose and highlight issues affecting children in the country and the continent.

The Environmental Defenders is pleased to launch a $500 new call for news reporting grant proposals from journalists in Uganda.

The French Ministry of Culture and the Festival Visa pour l’Image – Perpignan will be presenting two production grants for female photojournalists in recognition of their contribution to photojournalism.

The Freelance and local journalists based in Kenya are invited to apply for a three-day Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) course taking place in Nairobi on 3-5 June 2025.

The Canon and Visa pour l’Image present the €8,000 prestigious Canon Female Photojournalist Grant to an outstanding photographer in recognition of her contribution to photojournalism.