Deadline: 31st of August 2023 | 2023 Africa Science Journalism Awards (2023 Africa Science Journalism Awards ($3000 award))
The Africa Science Journalism Awards (ASJA) 2023 are now accepting applications. The awards honor and recognize outstanding reporting on science and innovation in Africa with a view to enhancing and expanding scientific coverage on the continent. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helped the SFA Foundation implement its project, the ASJA, with their assistance.
| Title: | 2023 Africa Science Journalism Awards |
| Nationality: | Africans |
| Amount: | $3,000 award |
| Deadline: | 31st June, 2023 |
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African journalists that write about the SFA Foundation’s three thematic focus areas of health, environment, and agriculture will be awarded the ASJA. In order to combat the misinformation and distortion that can characterize conversations about science, particularly on social media, the awards feature a category for scientists to elevate trustworthy science voices.
A workshop on science journalism will take place prior to the awards’ presentation, and science editors and those who made the shortlist for the prize will participate. Two of the award winners will also have the chance to spend three to seven days at a partner institution learning more in-depth information about a particular scientific field from experts at a partner academic or research institution in their nation or region.
Categories and Awards
- The journalist whose reporting best illustrates the value of science or sparks discussions that lead to structural or policy reforms that have benefited Africans’ quality of life will get the Innovative Science Journalist award. There will be a $3,000 award.
- A news organization whose coverage of science is influencing the public’s perspectives will be given the title of Science Journalism Media Organization of the Year. There is a $5,000 reward.
- The award for Best News Story or Feature will go to a journalist who ingeniously sheds light on contemporary scientific concerns and whose constant reporting helps to increase public understanding of problems with agriculture, climate change, and/or health. The award is $2,000 in value.
- To encourage more editors to cover science, the Innovator Editors/Editors Award will be granted to editors whose newsrooms have supported it. There will be a $2,500 prize.
- Champion of Science: Here, scientists and innovators will be honored for using online and offline media outlets to increase awareness of their work and research on the continent. There will be a $1,500 prize.
- A significant pan-African science conference will award winners trophies in addition to monetary awards. One or two of the winners will have the chance to spend three days to a week learning more about a particular science topic from experts at a partner academic or research institution in their nation or region. For a story that is published after spending time at the partner institution, a pitch fee will be paid.
Eligibility
- The maximum number of submissions per category of tales published between January 2022 and 30 August 2023 may be submitted by applicants.
- African journalists who work for regional or international print, broadcast, and online media sources are eligible for all categories.
- Applications must concentrate on the SFA Foundation’s three thematic focus areas: agriculture, climate & environment, and health.
- Only periodicals in Africa may employ editors.
Judging Standards
Stories will be evaluated using:
Reach and Relevance
Stories must focus on how science is enhancing Africans’ quality of life and be current, informative, and engaging.
has stimulated policy changes or drawn a sizable readership.
shows how to use other channels, including social media, to give the narrative legs.
Quality and Innovation
explains difficult scientific concepts in a way that non-scientific audiences may understand.
Interesting, well-written, well-researched, and balanced tale that is both original and captivating.
original or fresh spin on an ongoing narrative.
Application
The following are the ways to submit applications:
- 1 for a science journalist who is creative
- 2 articles are up for best news story.
- 1 article for the best feature articles
- Three tales are being considered for the editor’s choice award.
- Each category may only have one entry per applicant.
Visit ASJA for additional information.
| Title: | 2023 Africa Science Journalism Awards |
| Nationality: | Africans |
| Amount: | $3,000 award |
| Deadline: | 31st June, 2023 |
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| WhatsApp Link: | Click Here |
| Telegram Link: | Click Here |
