United Nations Correspondents Association accepting entries on climate change [Worldwide]

Journalists worldwide who cover the United Nations, including its agencies and field operations, are eligible for awards.

The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) is accepting written and electronic works for a U.N. coverage contest that consists of three prizes: print (and online), broadcast and climate change.

Works must have been published or aired between September 2017 and August 2018.

Entries can be submitted in any of the official U.N. languages (English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and Russian). Entries in other languages must be accompanied by a translation in English or French.

The prizes amount to over US$60,000 that will be distributed among the winners. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will present the prizes at the awards ceremony in December in New York.

The contest deadline is Sept. 15.

For more information, click here.

NPK offers workshop on food, agriculture [US]

Journalists interested in agriculture reporting can apply for this training.

The National Press Foundation (NPF) is organizing the workshop "What’s next in food and agriculture" Sept. 23 to 26 in Kansas City. This training aims to recharge journalists' reporting on one of today’s most critical issues. 

Participants will learn the ways food is grown, marketed, sold and wasted. Other topics include labeling, growing methods, GMOs, pesticide and herbicide use as well as organic farming. 

NPF will cover travel, lodging and most meals during the four-day program. 

The deadline to apply is July 30.

For more information on how to register, click here.

Escuela Nacional Sindical – Colombia organizes documentary photography competition [Latin America]

Professional and amateur photographers living in Latin America can enter this contest.

Escuela Nacional Sindical – Colombia organizes the Latin American Documentary Photography Contest, which focused on the human factor of labor.

The contest has five categories: children workers, women workers, working men, migrant workers, and domestic work and labor economics. There is also a special category for Colombia on rural work.

Winners will receive US$1,000. The winner of the Colombian category will receive US$2,000.

Contestants can submit up to five images.

The deadline is Aug. 31.

For more information on how to enter (in Spanish), click here.

Scholarship for Photojournalism available [Worldwide]

Photographers under age 24 and those enrolled as full-time photography students can apply for the scholarship.

The Ian Parry Scholarship aims to help young documentary photographers undertake a chosen project and raise their international profile.

This year's contest features two prizes: the Award for Achievement and the Award for Potential. Each winner will receive GBP3,500 (US$4,568), Canon photo equipment and more. 

World Press Photo automatically nominates the Achievement winner for its Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. The Potential winner will receive one year of mentorship from a veteran photojournalist.

There is no entry fee. The deadline to apply is July 28.

For more information on how to enter, click here.