IWMF Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award 2026 ($20,000 prize) – YOA

Deadline: March 31, 2026

Applications are open for the IWMF Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award 2026. The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award was created to honor the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner Anja Niedringhaus (1965-2014), with a beneficiant $1 million reward from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.

With this Award, the IWMF celebrates the brave work of girls photojournalists like Anja who encourage others to take motion and higher perceive the world. This brave work manifests in many various types which can embody however is just not restricted to battle or frontline reporting.

Award

• The Award winner can be publicly honored, have her work showcased, and obtain a money prize of $20,000.

Eligibility

• The award is open to girls, nonbinary and gender nonconforming journalists.
• The candidate should be working as a journalist full-time, and journalism should be their major occupation.
• Both freelance journalists and people affiliated with media organizations are eligible.

Judging Criteria

• Quality of pictures
• Composition of portfolio
• Storytelling skill
• Conditions underneath which the journalist labored
• Candidate assertion
• Reflection of Anja Niedringhaus’s values

Application

• Each nomination and application should embody candidate data, work samples made up of a sequence of 12 images, and a candidate/nomination assertion.
• A candidate might both self-nominate or be nominated by an editor, mentor or journalist peer. If you might be nominating another person, it’s possible you’ll submit a full application (together with an announcement and work samples).

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For extra data, go to Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award.