Awards, prizes and bursaries

THE FREELANCE is aware of the following awards, prizes and bursaries with deadlines coming soon:

Entries for the Scott Trust Bursary close on 25 March 2024: apply here. Open to students who face financial difficulty in attaining the qualifications needed to pursue a career in journalism.
And a reminder that entries for the Orwell Society / NUJ Young Journalists' Award close on 7 April 2024: apply here. Open to employed, freelance and student journalists under 30.
Entries for the Lyra McKee Investigative Journalism Training and Mentoring Bursary 2024 close on 1 April 2024 at 23:59: apply here. The organisers especially welcome applications from people from poorer backgrounds, people of colour, people with disabilities, carers, members of the LGBTQ+ community, Travellers and anyone who cannot afford to pay for the Centre for Investigative Journalism summer training.
Entries for the Stern-Bryan Fellowship close on 18 March 2024 at 17:00: apply here. The Fellowship offers early-career journalists support to spend three months at the Washington Post and write for the paper.

Good luck!

Entries for the Paul Foot Awards for Investigative and Campaigning Journalism closed on 24 February 2024: apply here. Open to all investigative journalists.
Entries for the Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship Programme closed on 19 February 2024: apply here. Open to practising, mid-career journalists.
Entries for the Hugo Young Awards, also from the Scott Trust, closed on 26 February 2024 for 16-18-year olds: apply here. For those aged 19 to 25, entries closed 11 February 2024.