Application for the 2021 Thomson Foundation Journalist Award is Ongoing!
The Young Journalist Award – in partnership with the UK Foreign Press Association – is Thomson Foundation’s annual journalism competition dedicated to finding and inspiring ambitious journalists from across the globe.
About Thomson Foundation
The Thomson Foundation is a media development not-for-profit organisation based in London, United Kingdom but operating worldwide. It was founded in 1962 and was the first charitable foundation with the specific aim of training journalists in developing countries. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012
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Thomson Foundation Journalist Award
Aim and Benefits of Thomson Foundation Journalist Award
- Three finalists will be chosen by an independent judging panel selected by the UK Foreign Press Association (FPA) and an overall Young Journalist Award winner will be revealed on the night of the FPA Awards on Monday 29th November, 2021.
- All three finalists will be awarded £1,000 learning bursaries or funds to buy equipment.
Requirements for Thomson Foundation Journalist Award Qualification
- AGE: Entrants must be 30 years of age or under on 29th November, 2021.
- LOCATION: For the purpose of this competition the “developing world” is defined as countries with a Gross National Income (GNI) of $20,000 or less. Entrants should be from a country that meets the GNI criteria and reporting from/in that country or, if not in their country of origination, in another country fitting the same GNI criteria
- PORTFOLIO: Each entrant should submit a portfolio of THREE published or broadcast pieces of work produced in the 12 months preceding 10th September, 2021 (the 12 months prior to the deadline for submissions)
- LANGUAGE: Entries can be in any language but should be accompanied by a verbatim English-language translation.
- VERIFICATION: Entries should be accompanied by a letter from the applicant’s current editor, on headed company notepaper verifying that it is the published work of the entrant.
Application Deadline
September 10, 2021
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Thomson Foundation on docs.google.com to apply
For more details,visit Thomson Foundation website
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