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      "eligibility": "Nonfiction books published in the U.S. in 2026; $75 entry fee.",
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      "eligibility": "History books published in the U.S. in 2026; $75 entry fee.",
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      "amount": "unknown",
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      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Multimedia journalism fellowship for college and graduate students.",
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      "eligibility": "Nine-and-a-half-month fellowship at MIT for science journalists from around the world.",
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      "deadline": "2027-01-20",
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      "amount": "$10,000",
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      "beats": [
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      "deadline": "2027-01-20",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Jan 20, 2027",
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      "amount": "$20,000",
      "eligibility": "Investigative reporting published during the previous calendar year; $50 entry fee.",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
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      "deadline": "2027-01-24",
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      "deadline_display": "Jan 24, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Journalism first published or broadcast in the U.S. during 2026; professional entries $75, high school and college entries free.",
      "url": "https://kennedyhumanrights.org/awards/book-and-journalism-awards/book-journalism-awards-submission-faq-instructions/",
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      "deadline": "2027-01-29",
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      "deadline_display": "Jan 29, 2027",
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      "amount": "Up to $10,000",
      "eligibility": "Investigative reporting projects; decision about six weeks after the deadline.",
      "url": "https://fij.org/apply-for-a-grant/",
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      "deadline": "2027-01-29",
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      "deadline_display": "Jan 29, 2027",
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      "amount": "Up to $2,500",
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      "beats": [
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      "deadline": "2027-01-30",
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      "deadline_display": "Jan 30, 2027",
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      "amount": "$5,000 honorarium",
      "eligibility": "Book, newspaper, magazine, broadcast and other journalism published in 2026 that serves the common good; U.S. impact prioritized.",
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      "beats": [
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": "2027-01-31",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Jan 31, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "International Nieman Fellowship: December 1 (2026)",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Working journalists with at least five years of full-time media experience; U.S. citizens apply by Jan. 31.",
      "url": "https://nieman.harvard.edu/fellowships/how-to-apply/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
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        "January 31",
        "December 1"
      ]
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      "name": "Victor K. McElheny Award for Local and Regional Science Journalism",
      "organization": "Knight Science Journalism at MIT",
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      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "science",
        "health",
        "environment",
        "local"
      ],
      "deadline": "2027-01-31",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Jan 31, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "Official page: submissions accepted in December and through January 31 (the page doesn't give a year; 2027 inferred from the annual cycle)",
      "amount": "$10,000",
      "eligibility": "U.S.-based local or regional science, public-health, technology or environmental journalism published in 2026.",
      "url": "https://ksj.mit.edu/mcelheny-award/submission-guidelines/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "January 31"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "knight-wallace-fellowship",
      "name": "Knight-Wallace Fellowship",
      "organization": "Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan",
      "type": "fellowship",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": "2027-02-01",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Feb 1, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "International applicants: December 1, 2026",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "At least five years of experience and currently working in journalism, for a news organization or as an independent journalist; in-person academic year in Ann Arbor (2027-28).",
      "url": "https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-wallace/how-to-apply/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page read via WebFetch (site blocks curl)",
      "verification_strings": [
        "December 1, 2026",
        "February 1, 2027"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "livingston-awards",
      "name": "Livingston Awards",
      "organization": "Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "early-career",
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": "2027-02-01",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Feb 1, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "Entry forms open November 2026",
      "amount": "$10,000 prizes (local, national, international reporting)",
      "eligibility": "Journalists 34 or younger as of Dec. 31, 2026, for work published in 2026 in U.S.-controlled media; no entry fee.",
      "url": "https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/livingston-awards/enter/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page read via WebFetch (site blocks curl)",
      "verification_strings": [
        "February 1, 2027",
        "$10,000",
        "no entry fee"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "type": "fellowship",
      "audience": [
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      ],
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        "longform",
        "books"
      ],
      "deadline": "2027-02-10",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Feb 10, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "For Fall 2027/Winter 2028 residencies",
      "amount": "No residency fees; need-based stipends and travel grants available",
      "eligibility": "Artists including writers; residencies in Peterborough, N.H.",
      "url": "https://www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "February 10, 2027"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "report-for-america-corps",
      "name": "Report for America Corps 2027",
      "organization": "Report for America (The GroundTruth Project)",
      "type": "fellowship",
      "audience": [
        "early-career"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "local",
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": "2027-02-15",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Feb 15, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "Applications open January 21, 2027",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Service-oriented journalists placed in under-covered local newsrooms, with mentorship and training.",
      "url": "https://www.reportforamerica.org/reporters/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "January 21, 2027",
        "February 15, 2027"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "clurman-award",
      "name": "Richard M. Clurman Award (mentoring)",
      "organization": "Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan",
      "type": "award",
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        "editor/newsroom"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": "2027-03-01",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Mar 1, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "Nomination forms open in December 2026",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Nominate an on-the-job journalism mentor.",
      "url": "https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/livingston-awards/about/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page read via WebFetch (site blocks curl)",
      "verification_strings": [
        "March 1, 2027"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "Hearst Journalism Awards: Audio and Podcast",
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      "type": "award",
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        "student"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "audio"
      ],
      "deadline": "2027-04-06",
      "deadline_type": "date",
      "deadline_display": "Apr 6, 2027",
      "deadline_notes": "Podcast (news or feature) Apr. 6, 2027; the Audio News/Features deadline is listed on the official calendar as 'January 19, 2026' (likely a typo; confirm with Hearst)",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Undergraduate journalism students at participating schools; entries submitted through the school.",
      "url": "http://www.hearstawards.org/guidelines-deadlines/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page read via WebFetch (site blocks curl)",
      "verification_strings": [
        "April 6, 2027"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism",
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      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance",
        "student"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "health"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Next cycle not yet posted; last regular deadline was Feb. 20, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "First place: $500 plus conference lodging/registration",
      "eligibility": "Health journalism; separate divisions by outlet size and a student category.",
      "url": "https://healthjournalism.org/awards-for-excellence/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "$500",
        "20, 2026"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "alicia-patterson-fellowship",
      "name": "Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship",
      "organization": "Alicia Patterson Foundation",
      "type": "fellowship",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "general",
        "longform"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Next cycle not yet posted; recommendation letters for the current cycle were due October 1)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "$40,000 (12 months) or $20,000 (6 months)",
      "eligibility": "U.S. citizens working full time as print journalists (or non-citizens at U.S. print outlets); freelancers welcome.",
      "url": "https://aliciapatterson.org/apply/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "$40,000",
        "$20,000",
        "Freelancers are welcome"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "new-america-care-reporting-grants",
      "name": "Better Life Lab Care Reporting Grants",
      "organization": "New America",
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        "freelance",
        "staff"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "care",
        "family",
        "economics"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "rolling",
      "deadline_display": "Rolling",
      "deadline_notes": "Stories commissioned on a rolling basis beginning October 2026",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "2026-27 multimedia reporting grants for stories on care and caregiving.",
      "url": "https://www.newamerica.org/insights/care-journalists-apply-reporting-grants/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "rolling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "casw-taylor-blakeslee",
      "name": "CASW Taylor/Blakeslee Graduate Fellowships",
      "organization": "Council for the Advancement of Science Writing",
      "type": "fellowship",
      "audience": [
        "student"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "science"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Mid-March, with the exact date announced in early January; the 2026 deadline was March 16)",
      "deadline_notes": "Applications open around January 1",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "U.S. citizens/permanent residents accepted into a U.S. graduate science-writing program.",
      "url": "https://casw.org/awards-fellowships/taylor-blakeslee/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "March 16"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ewa-awards",
      "name": "EWA National Awards for Education Reporting",
      "organization": "Education Writers Association",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "education"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Next cycle not yet posted; last cycle: early bird through Dec. 19, regular entries until Jan. 7, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Education reporting.",
      "url": "https://ewa.org/members-news/awards/submit-your-best-education-reporting-to-2025-ewa-awards",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "Jan. 7, 2026"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ehrp-pitch-portal",
      "name": "Economic Hardship Reporting Project Grants",
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      "type": "grant",
      "audience": [
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "economics",
        "poverty",
        "labor"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "rolling",
      "deadline_display": "Rolling",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "Typical grants: news $750-$1,500; features $0.70-$1.00/word (cap $2,500); travel grants up to $2,000",
      "eligibility": "Independent journalists reporting on U.S. economic inequality; requires a letter of commitment from a major outlet.",
      "url": "https://economichardship.org/submission-guidelines/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page read via WebFetch (site blocks curl)",
      "verification_strings": [
        "rolling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "pulliam-fellowship",
      "name": "Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Public Service Journalism",
      "organization": "Society of Professional Journalists",
      "type": "fellowship",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "public service"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (This year's contest has closed; next deadline not yet posted)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "Up to $100,000",
      "eligibility": "Mid-career opinion journalists and news reporters pursuing a significant public-service journalism project.",
      "url": "https://www.spj.org/eugene-c-pulliam-fellowship-for-public-service-journalism/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "$100,000",
        "has closed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "george-polk-awards",
      "name": "George Polk Awards in Journalism",
      "organization": "Long Island University",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "investigative",
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (The official page does not post a 2027 entry deadline)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Work published or presented during calendar year 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.liu.edu/polk",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page read via WebFetch (site blocks curl)",
      "verification_strings": [
        "George Polk"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gerald-loeb-awards",
      "name": "Gerald Loeb Awards",
      "organization": "UCLA Anderson School of Management",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "business"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027 call not yet posted; the 2026 journalism deadline was April 30, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Business, financial and economic journalism.",
      "url": "https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-events/signature-events/gerald-loeb-awards/eligibility-and-rules",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "April 30"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "goldsmith-prize-investigative",
      "name": "Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting",
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      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "editor/newsroom"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "investigative",
        "government"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Nominations closed; check back in late 2026 for the 2027 prizes)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "$25,000 winner; five finalists receive $10,000",
      "eligibility": "Investigative reporting by U.S. journalists and teams.",
      "url": "https://goldsmithawards.org/submissions/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page read via WebFetch (site blocks curl)",
      "verification_strings": [
        "2027"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ire-awards",
      "name": "IRE Awards",
      "organization": "Investigative Reporters & Editors",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance",
        "student"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "investigative"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Next cycle not yet posted; last deadline was January 21, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Investigative work; entrants need current IRE membership; entry fees $40-$100.",
      "url": "https://www.ire.org/awards/ire-awards/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "January 21, 2026"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kim-wall-memorial-fund",
      "name": "Kim Wall Memorial Fund",
      "organization": "International Women's Media Foundation",
      "type": "grant",
      "audience": [
        "early-career",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "international",
        "culture"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Next call not yet posted)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "$5,000 reporting grant",
      "eligibility": "Women and nonbinary journalists whose reporting carries forward Kim Wall's legacy.",
      "url": "https://www.iwmf.org/programs/kim-wall-memorial-fund/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "$5,000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nasw-science-in-society",
      "name": "NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards",
      "organization": "National Association of Science Writers",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "science"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027 call not yet posted; 2026 deadline was February 1, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Science reporting for a general audience.",
      "url": "https://www.nasw.org/article/submit-feb-1-entries-open-nasws-annual-awards",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "Feb. 1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nlgja-excellence-awards",
      "name": "NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards",
      "organization": "NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists",
      "type": "award",
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        "staff",
        "freelance",
        "student"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "LGBTQ+"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027 cycle not yet posted; 2026 nominations closed March 1, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Coverage of LGBTQ+ issues.",
      "url": "https://www.nlgja.org/excellence-in-journalism-awards/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "March 1, 2026"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nppa-best-of-photojournalism",
      "name": "NPPA Best of Photojournalism",
      "organization": "National Press Photographers Association",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance",
        "student"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "photo",
        "video"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027 deadline not yet posted; 2026 entries closed January 18, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Still and video photojournalism.",
      "url": "https://bop.nppa.org/2026/technical-guidelines/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "January 18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "murrow-awards",
      "name": "National Edward R. Murrow Awards",
      "organization": "Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "editor/newsroom",
        "student"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "broadcast",
        "digital",
        "audio"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027 contest details not yet released; 2026 final deadline was February 19, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Electronic news organizations (TV, radio, digital).",
      "url": "https://www.rtdna.org/edward-r-murrow-awards",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "2027"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "online-journalism-awards",
      "name": "Online Journalism Awards",
      "organization": "Online News Association",
      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "editor/newsroom",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "digital"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027 call not yet posted; 2026 winners were announced Sept. 3, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Digital journalism by newsrooms of all sizes.",
      "url": "https://awards.journalists.org/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "Sept. 3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "pulitzer-center-global",
      "name": "Pulitzer Center Global Reporting Grants",
      "organization": "Pulitzer Center",
      "type": "grant",
      "audience": [
        "freelance",
        "staff"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "international"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "rolling",
      "deadline_display": "Rolling",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Reporting projects on global issues.",
      "url": "https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/global-reporting-grants",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "rolling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "pulitzer-center-us-local",
      "name": "Pulitzer Center U.S. Local News Reporting Grants",
      "organization": "Pulitzer Center",
      "type": "grant",
      "audience": [
        "freelance",
        "staff"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "local",
        "investigative"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "rolling",
      "deadline_display": "Rolling",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Freelance and staff journalists working with local U.S. news outlets on in-depth enterprise projects.",
      "url": "https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/us-local-news-reporting-grants",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "rolling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "pulitzer-prizes-journalism",
      "name": "Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism",
      "organization": "The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University",
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      ],
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        "criticism",
        "politics"
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        "publishing agreement"
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    {
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        "freelance"
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      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Applications open at the end of January each year; the 2026-27 cycle closed April 3, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Journalists reporting on mental health.",
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        "freelance",
        "student"
      ],
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      "deadline_type": "tba",
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      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
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        "freelance",
        "student"
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        "climate"
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      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (SEJ lists the next awards as opening soon; no deadline posted)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Environmental reporting.",
      "url": "https://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/sej-annual-awards-reporting-environment",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
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        "SEJ"
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    },
    {
      "id": "spj-mark-of-excellence",
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      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "student"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Next deadline not yet posted)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "College student journalism.",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
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        "Mark of Excellence"
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    },
    {
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        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (This year's contest has closed; next deadline not yet posted)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Professional journalism; SPJ members pay lower entry fees.",
      "url": "https://www.spj.org/sigma-delta-chi-awards/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "contest has closed"
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    },
    {
      "id": "scripps-howard-awards",
      "name": "Scripps Howard Journalism Awards",
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      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "editor/newsroom"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "general"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Next call not yet posted; the 73rd awards accepted entries through Jan. 30, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "U.S. journalism across categories.",
      "url": "https://scripps.com/fund/news/scripps-howard-fund-accepting-entries-for-the-73rd-scripps-howard-journalism-awards/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "Jan. 30"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "selden-ring-award",
      "name": "Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting",
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      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "editor/newsroom"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "investigative"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027 deadline not yet posted; previous deadline was January 23, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Investigative reporting with measurable results.",
      "url": "https://annenberg.usc.edu/journalism/selden-ring",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "January 23"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sidney-award",
      "name": "Sidney Award (monthly)",
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      "type": "award",
      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "social justice",
        "labor"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "rolling",
      "deadline_display": "Rolling",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Monthly award for socially conscious journalism.",
      "url": "https://hillmanfoundation.org/sidney-awards",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "Sidney"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "Sigma Awards for Data Journalism",
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      "type": "award",
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        "staff",
        "freelance",
        "student"
      ],
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      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027 call not yet posted; 2026 deadline was January 18, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Data journalism worldwide.",
      "url": "https://www.sigmaawards.org/rules/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "January 18"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "Spencer Education Journalism Fellowship",
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        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
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        "education"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2027-28 deadline not yet posted; the 2026-27 deadline was 11:59 p.m. EST on Feb. 3, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Journalists pursuing an ambitious education-reporting project.",
      "url": "https://spencerfellows.org/how-to-apply-2/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "Feb. 3, 2026"
      ]
    },
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      "audience": [
        "staff",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "health"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (The 2026 deadline has passed; a 2027 interest form is on the official page)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Community-health reporting fellowship; fellows can also apply for engagement mentorship with $1,000-$2,000 in support.",
      "url": "https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/fellowships-grants/national-fellowship",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "2026 has passed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "whiting-nonfiction-grant",
      "name": "Whiting Nonfiction Grant for Works in Progress",
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      "type": "grant",
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      ],
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        "longform"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (2026 cycle closed; 2027 cycle not yet announced)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "$40,000 (10 grants per cycle)",
      "eligibility": "Nonfiction books in progress.",
      "url": "https://www.whiting.org/writers/nonfiction-grant-for-works-in-progress/about",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "$40,000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "world-press-photo-2027",
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        "freelance",
        "staff"
      ],
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        "photo"
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      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Entries open December 1, 2026; deadline and rules to be published November 3, 2026)",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Professional photographers worldwide.",
      "url": "https://www.worldpressphoto.org/media-center/media-release/2026/nature-and-sports-awards-2027-contest",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "1 December"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "type": "award",
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        "staff",
        "editor/newsroom",
        "freelance"
      ],
      "beats": [
        "broadcast",
        "audio",
        "documentary"
      ],
      "deadline": null,
      "deadline_type": "tba",
      "deadline_display": "TBA (Next cycle not yet posted; entries for the 2027 awards were due July 1, 2026 (the cycle opened May 1))",
      "deadline_notes": "",
      "amount": "unknown",
      "eligibility": "Audio and video reporting.",
      "url": "https://dupont.org/to-enter-2027",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "verification_method": "official page fetched with curl; key strings matched",
      "verification_strings": [
        "July 1, 2026"
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