The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has launched a call for entries for the Anja Niedringhaus Award for Courage in Photojournalism.
| Deadline : 24 February 2022
Name of donor : International Women's Media Foundation Amount of the grant : 10,000 $ to 100,000 $ Category: Awards, Prizes and Challenges Reference URL |
The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award was created to honour the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner Anja Niedringhaus (1965-2014). With this award, the IWMF celebrates the courageous work of women photojournalists like Anja.
The award recognises the importance of work journalistic visual that inspires them to action and compels them to better understand the world. Established in 2014 with a $1 million donation from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the prize will be awarded annually to a female photojournalist whose work reflects courage and dedication, as Anja does.
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The winner will be publicly honoured, have her work presented and receive a cash prize of 20,000 $.
Eligibility criteria
- The prize is open to women, non-binary and gender non-conforming journalists.
- Applicants must work as full-time journalists and journalism must be their main profession.
- Freelance journalists and those affiliated to media organisations are eligible.
- Must not have won or been recognised as an honourable mention for the prize in the last five years.
For more information, please visit IWMF .
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