Call for Entries: Voices - European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom Awards 2026 (With up to €1,200 in Prizes)

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About Voices - European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom Awards

The Voices Awards are an international competition rewarding innovative ideas and changemakers in the fields of journalism and media freedom.

• Sponsor Organisation: Voices - European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom

Benefits of Voices - European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom Awards

• The Voices Awards will celebrate 25 remarkable achievements, each with a €1,200 monetary prize. This amount is intended to cover both the prize money and the necessary travel and accommodation expenses for the winner to attend the Voices Festival in Florence on 10 – 12 March 2026, where the awardees will be publicly presented.

Voices - European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom Awards Requirements

1. Applicants may be natural persons or legal entities (public or private bodies).
2. Entries may be submitted by any of the following applicants:

• media outlets
• freelance journalists;
• students at journalism schools;
• trainee journalists;
•  individuals or groups active in media literacy activities.

3. In order to be eligible, the applicants must be legally residing or be established in the 27 EU Member States, candidate countries and potential candidates: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

4. Entries must focus on current news and public affairs content, demonstrating a clear emphasis on content of public interest and democratic relevance.

5. The applicants must submit publicly available outputs (or works) produced in the 12 months prior to the publication of this call for entries.

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

12 January, 2026

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