Overview
Deadline: October 31, 2026 Applications are open for the True Story Award 2027. This international award for journalists from around the world is presented at the opening of the True Story Festival. The True Story Award recognises written reports by journalists from around the world that stand out for their depth of research, quality of
Complete scholarship details
Deadline: October 31, 2026
Applications are open for the True Story Award 2027 . This international award for journalists from around the world is presented at the opening of the True Story Festival. The True Story Award recognises written reports by journalists from around the world that stand out for their depth of research, quality of writing, and societal relevance.
The award is presented in three categories: Research, Storytelling, and Impact.
True Story Award Research: This award recognises the high quality of journalistic research. The evaluation takes into account the scope of the research, time invested, data analysis, the difficulty of obtaining information, and any risks involved.
True Story Award Storytelling: This award recognises the outstanding writing quality of a feature. The evaluation takes into account structure and composition, the combination of facts and prose, narrative elegance, and literary quality in non-fiction.
True Story Award Impact: This award recognises the societal impact of a feature. The evaluation takes into account news value, reader response, and potential further consequences in politics, the economy, and society.
Prizes
The main jury selects the three winners in the categories “Research”, “Storytelling”, and “Impact”. Each winner receives a prize of USD $20,000.
Eligibility
Open to journalists from around the world.
Reports from around the world published between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026 in daily or weekly newspapers, magazines, or online are eligible for submission to the 2027 True Story Award.
Emtry Requirements
Submitted texts must be between 15,000 and 85,000 characters in length, including spaces.
Previously published works, book publications, and unpublished manuscripts are not eligible.
Visual and audiovisual works are excluded.
Purely factual texts and academic works are not eligible.
Each author may submit only one text.
Entries may be submitted by the authors themselves or by their editorial teams.
By submitting their work, authors confirm that their text is based on genuinely researched events and meets journalistic standards.
In the event of a nomination, authors grant the True Story Foundation the right to publish their texts on its website in the original language and in English.
In the event of a nomination, authors grant the True Story Foundation the right to publish their texts in German in partner media outlets of the Award and the Festival.
Application
The submission deadline is Saturday, 31 October 2026, at 12:00 (UTC). Entries submitted after this deadline cannot be considered.
Entries can be submitted online in the following nine widely spoken languages:
ال†عر†بیة-
中文
English
Français
Deutsch
فارسی
Português
Pусский
Español
Entries in languages other than those listed above may be submitted in English translation via one of the following regional categories:
Europe
World I (Africa and the Middle East)
World II (South Asia and Southeast Asia)
Click here to apply
For more information, visit True Story Award .
Tips for this scholarship
Practical JobOpportunity guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
JobOpportunity.info helps you discover and organize source listings. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
Apply through JobOpportunity →Browse current JobOpportunity listings from opportunitydesk →
