Thomson Young Journalist Award 2026 – YOA

Deadline: August 9, 2026

Applications are open for the Thomson Young Journalist Award 2026. The Young Journalist Award has given a lift to some good journalists over time, every considered one of them demonstrating a wealthy tapestry of investigative journalism, exposing social points and holding energy to account.

The annual competitors is organised in partnership with the UK’s Foreign Press Association (FPA) and is introduced at their annual awards occasion in London. The competitors allows journalists aged 30 and underneath, from nations with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of lower than USD20,000, to ship of their greatest tales to be examined by the judges.

Benefits

• Three finalists might be invited to London to attend the Foreign Press Association Media Awards on 30 November 2026, the place the winner might be introduced earlier than an viewers of main figures in international journalism. While within the UK, finalists can even go to main newsrooms and take part in a bespoke coaching session designed to assist them strengthen their reporting expertise {and professional} networks.

Eligibility

To be eligible, it’s essential to:

• Be 30 or underneath on 30 November 2026;
• Be from, or reporting in, a rustic with a GNI per capita of USD 20,000 or much less;
• Submit three items of revealed or broadcast work, produced within the 12 months earlier than 9 August 2026. These could be in print, audio, video or multimedia format;
• Send a verification letter out of your editor, on official letterhead, confirming the work is yours and was revealed or broadcast. Freelancers can present a letter from a commissioning editor or a journalism tutorial acquainted with their work.

Application

Closing date: midnight (London time) on ninth August 2026.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Thomson’s Young Journalist Award.