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NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS

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Application Deadline: 30 June 2026

LOCATION: USA

The 2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards competition is now OPEN and accepting entries for the 2026 Awards. Entry is via the website and the closing date is 30 June 2026

ELIGIBILITY:

It’s free to enter and open to everyone using any camera brand, and you don’t even have to be a professional photographer. You just need to have a funny photo or video of some wonderful wildlife and register on here to upload. It’s tons of fun, and we haven’t even started to mention the fabulous prizes on offer…check them out on the tab above.

Entry is via the website and the closing date is 30 June 2026

You can find out more about our competition, our mission and our conservation efforts on our website.

First things first, the competition is open to all camera brand users. Yup, that’s right, we don’t mind what equipment you use, as long as it features wildlife and it’s funny… (harder than it sounds!)  

You can enter a total of up to 10 images and 2 videos—that’s it, no more.

You can enter up to 3 images into each category, except the Amazing Internet (and they are…). Portfolio category where you have to enter 4 pictures. (More info on the categories below.)

Another thing, remember if your pic is hilarious but in the wrong category, fret not. We will put it into the right category, simple as that. Aren’t we nice?

BENEFIT:

Nikon Junior Category Winner (16 years and under): Fabulous Camera Kit from Nikon – details to follow

Nikon Young Photographer Category Winner (25 years and under): Fabulous Camera Kit from Nikon – details to follow

Nikon Video Category Winner prize: Fabulous Camera Kit from Nikon—details to follow

Handmade Trophy: You will receive a wonderful handmade metal trophy as the winner from the Wonder Workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and a beautiful certificate.

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FULLY FUNDED IWMF ELIZABETH NEUFFER FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: Monday, April 19th, 2026, 5:00 AM

LOCATION: USA

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship gives academic and professional opportunities to women journalists committed to human rights and social justice reporting. During this fellowship, the selected journalist will have the chance to complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for International Studies and to participate in an internship with The Boston Globe.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Neuffer Fellowship is open to women, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming journalists whose work focuses on human rights and social justice issues.

All applicants for the Neuffer Fellowship must be working journalists with at least three years of full-time, professional journalism experience. Internships and journalism-related work completed as a university student do not count as professional experience. Applicants may be affiliated or freelance journalists.

Journalists from any country around the world are eligible to apply. However, applicants must speak, read, and write English fluently in order to fully participate in and benefit from the Fellowship.

The application for the 2027 Fellowship is now open from March 8th to April 19th, 2026. The winner will be announced around August 2026.

BENEFIT:

Neuffer Fellows receive a fixed monthly stipend to cover their living costs. The IWMF also arranges and covers the cost of housing in Cambridge and New York City for the fellow. The IWMF purchases round-trip economy airfare from the fellow’s place of residence to the United States, as well as transportation between the Fellowship cities. The fellow receives health insurance during the program. The Fellowship does not include a salary. For fellows residing outside of the United States, the Fellowship also covers the costs of applying for and obtaining a U.S. visa. The fellow is fully responsible for any additional incidental expenses and other costs.

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