2022 Thomson Foundation Journalist Award worldwide

Thomson Foundation is aimed at promotion young journalist with several awards and recognition. This year, it is offering six rising stars the chance to connect with six of the best journalists in the industry as part of the prestigious Young Journalist Award 2022.

The Thomson Foundation is celebrating 60 years of promoting excellence in journalism and to mark the occasion we’re offering six rising stars the chance to connect with six of the best journalists in the industry as part of our prestigious Young Journalist Award 2022. This year’s award will be extra ordinary for this reason, it will be the first time in two years that the three finalists will be able to attend the glittering ceremony in London in person. The pandemic of the past two years has made finalists to only attend virtually.

In addition, to mark 60 years of the foundation, the three finalists as well as the next three highest in the shortlist will have the opportunity to be mentored for six months by six established journalists from the alumni.

Requirements for the 2022 Thomson Foundation Journalist Award worldwide:

The Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award in partnership with the UK Foreign Press Association (FPA) is open to journalists under the age of 30 from countries with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capital of less than $20,000.
Interested applicants who meet the criteria are required to submit a portfolio of three published pieces of work produced in the 12 months before the deadline for submissions.
The pieces of work submitted must be in any of these medium: print, audio, video or multimedia.

Benefits for the 2022 Thomson Foundation Journalist Award worldwide:

The three Young Journalist Award finalists will automatically be qualified for the mentorship programme.
The additional three will be selected from the shortlist of 12 to join them as part of our ongoing investment into ethical, independent and trusted journalism.
One of the selected six will be provided with a unique package of support and paired with an established journalist matched to your region from the extensive alumni network.
You’ll learn from them how their exclusives and investigations have changed the world, and how yours can too.
In addition, all 12 journalists in the shortlist will be given space on the Thomson Foundation website and social media channels and receive a certificate from Thomson Foundation commending them on the high standard of their work.

Application deadline: