Deadline: 14 August, 2020

Thomson Foundation has opened applications for the Young Journalist Award.

The annual journalism competition is dedicated to finding and inspiring ambitious journalists from across the world.

In its eighth year, the award enables journalists, aged 30 and under, from countries with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of less than $20,000, to send in their best stories.

Judges of the award look for stories that are revelatory, prompt public debate and have led to, or have the potential to lead to positive change in society.

Benefits

• Due to Covid-19 crisis, the foundation might support the three finalists in other ways if travel to London in November is not possible

Eligibility

• Entrants must be 30 years of age or under on 23 November, 2020
• Entrants should be from a country that meets the GNI criteria and reporting from/in that country or, if not in their country of origination, in another country fitting the same GNI criteria
• Each entrant should submit a portfolio of three published or broadcast pieces of work produced in the 12 months preceding 14 August, 2020
• A written statement of no more than 200 words per story giving a summary of the content and any impact it had on public debate in the country of publication or broadcast should also be submitted
• Entries can be in any language but should be accompanied by a verbatim English-language translation
• Entries should be accompanied by a letter from the applicant’s current editor, on headed company notepaper verifying that it is the published work of the entrant
• Where an entrant is freelance, or self-employed, verification can be provided by an editor from one of the publications/websites/broadcasters where the work appeared, or by a journalism academic familiar with the work of the entrant
• Entrants should provide an explanation of any collaboration undertaken with colleagues or external organisations on the stories that they have submitted
• Checks will be made for plagiarism and any entrant found to have submitted work which is not their own will be automatically disqualified

To apply and for more information, click here.