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ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS COURAGE IN PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD

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Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

LOCATION: USA

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 this award, the IWMF celebrates the courageous work of women photojournalists like Anja. The award recognizes the importance of visual journalistic work that inspires us to take action and compels us to better understand the world.

ELIGIBILITY:

The award is open to women, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming journalists.

The candidate must be working as a journalist full-time, and journalism must be their primary profession.

Both freelance journalists and those affiliated with media organizations are eligible.

Sign up for a free Picter account to submit for consideration. They are proud to work with Picter as their photography contest platform for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award.

Each nomination and application must include candidate information, work samples made up of a series of 12 photographs, and a candidate/nomination statement.

A candidate may either self-nominate or be nominated by an editor, mentor, or journalist peer.  If you are nominating someone else, you may either submit a full application (including a statement and work samples) or fill out an abbreviated nomination form via Google Forms. If you fill out the Google Form with the candidate’s information by March 31, 2026, we will contact them and tell them you have nominated them to apply for the award. Please note that filling out the Google Form does not constitute or replace a full application in Picter, which must be submitted for the jury’s consideration.

Image size: minimum 1500 px on the longest dimension (72 dpi, JPG format)

Each photograph must be accompanied by a caption in English describing the date, place, and situation captured.

Six (6) of the photos must have been taken within the past two years (2024-2026). The other six can be taken at any time during the candidate’s career.

Submissions must include a candidate/nomination statement of up to 500 words written in English. Please do not include your name or contact information in the statement or the filename. Submissions without statements will not be considered.

BENEFIT:

The award winner will be publicly honored, have her work showcased, and receive a cash prize of $20,000.

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master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

LANCASTER MASTER’S EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

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LOCATION: United Kingdom

The scholarship amount awarded varies by the programme fee level and the grade of your undergraduate degree at the point of entry. The scholarship programs are the Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship, Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship, and Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship. To find out which faculty your chosen course falls under, visit the relevant course page and look for the section “Your department.”

ELIGIBILITY:

Study level: Master’s-level postgraduate taught students

Fee status: Home students, International students (about fee status)

The scholarship is available for eligible applicants to all full-time postgraduate taught degree programmes, offered fully on campus by Lancaster University for 2026 entry.

Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:

Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry

Have an average grade to date at a 1st (home and international), 2:1, or 2:2 level (international) in your undergraduate studies (to include equivalent classifications). If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st (home and international), 2:1 degree, or 2:2 level (international).

Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:

Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry

Have an average grade to date at a 1st (home and international) or 2:1 level (international) in your undergraduate studies (to include equivalent classifications). If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st (home and international) or 2:1 (international) degree.

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:

Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry

Have an average grade to date at a 1st class honours degree (or equivalent) in your undergraduate studies. If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st

Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship—have an average grade to date at a 1st class honours degree (or equivalent) in your undergraduate studies. If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st

Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry

Applicants in receipt of external funding will only be eligible for this scholarship where the external funding covers less than 50% of the tuition fee.

Scholarships are awarded based on the classification of your degree award and fee status for the duration of your studies. If your fee status changes during your studies, your scholarship will be adjusted in line with your new fee status.

If an applicant is eligible for both the Lancaster Master’s Excellence Scholarship and a scholarship and/or tuition fee discount from any of our international teaching partnerships, only the award of the highest value will be made.

If successfully awarded a named departmental scholarship, it can be combined with this scholarship.

This scholarship cannot be combined with the International Regional Scholarship – Postgraduate.

BENEFIT:

Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£6,000

Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£9,000

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£5,064

Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£7,728

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